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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Lawmakers vote to allow secretary of state to test electronic machines. |
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By Jo Ingles - September 24, 2007 |
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Ohio's Secretary of State has been given the authority to begin a comprehensive study of the voting machines used in Ohio without having to bid contracts for the work. Earlier this month, a state panel refused to give Jennifer Brunner the clearance she needed to start the $1.8 million study. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Brunner explains members of the panel gave her the go-ahead got after they got answers to questions they had about the process.
Brunner decided to conduct the comprehensive study in light of questions raised in recent months about the security of electronic voting machines. Studies in other states on voting machines similar to Ohio's have shown problems with the integrity of the equipment. Elections officials in California were so concerned about the problems that they decertified the machines in that state. |
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Jennifer Brunner with Jo Ingles (1:37) 
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