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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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| Reducing Politics in Drawing Legislative Districts. |
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By Jo Ingles - May 11, 2001 |
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It's possible the state representative or senator that serves your area right now might not be serving your area after the next general election in 2002. Why? State leaders are going to re-draw legislative districts late this summer. And the boundary lines for your area could change.
Democrats charge republicans who will direct the process will try to draw those lines to benefit their party. And republicans say democrats will be working to make sure their party profits. Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell will be leading the effort to redraw the lines. He admits there will be some political tug of war in the process. But in an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Blackwell explains there are safeguards in place to reduce the chance one party will be able to blatantly carve districts to their advantage. |
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Jo Ingles reports (3:00) 
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| Blackwell says outright attempts to gerrymander districts can backfire as the area changes demographically. |
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