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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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| Historical Society will hold statue vote recount after thousands of uncounted ballots were found. |
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By Sam Hendren - July 8, 2010 |
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For the past several months Ohioans have been voting on the historical figure they'd like to see in the US Capitol's Statuary Hall. Yesterday the Ohio Historical Society announced that Thomas Edison was the top vote getter among ten of the state's historical figures. The society said that about 37,000 ballots had been cast. Then Wednesday night the society revised its figures, saying that about 10,000 ballots were inadvertently overlooked. Now Ohio Historical Society spokeswoman Kim Schuette says a third party will be obtained to recount the ballots. |
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Kim Schuette with Sam Hendren (3:00) 
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| Even with the addition of 10,000 votes, Schuette says Thomas Edison remains Ohio's favorite. Schuette says the society hopes to complete the recount before the end of the month - in time for a meeting of the statuary committee who will make a recommendation to the Ohio Legislature. That recommendation will then be voted on by state lawmakers. |
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