STATE ISSUE ONE--Edward Orlett, director of the Ohio Campaign for New Drug Policies, gestures as he recommends proponent wording that would appear on the ballot, describing State Issue One, before a meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. State Issue One mandates treatment, rather than incarceration for those convicted of possessing drugs. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE ISSUE ONE--Attorney Alex Shumate, of Ohioans Against Unsage Drug Laws, gestures as he recommends opponent wording that would appear on the ballot, describing State Issue One, before a meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. State Issue One mandates treatment, rather than incarceration for those convicted of possessing drugs. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE ISSUE ONE--Brian K. Hicks, right, chief of staff for governor Bob Taft, confers with Curt Steiner, of Steiner-Lesic, during a meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board, concerning the ballot wording of State Issue One, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. Steiner's client, Ohioans Against Unsafe Drug Laws, is opposed to the manditory drug treatment issue and Gov. Taft is campaigning against the issue. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE ISSUE ONE--Attorneys Donald McTigue, right, of the Ohio Campaign for New Drug Policies, and Alex Shumate, of Ohioans Against Unsafe Drug Laws, work on compromise wording that would appear on the ballot, describing State Issue One, before a meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. State Issue One mandates treatment, rather than incarceration for those convicted of possessing drugs. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE ISSUE ONE--Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell presides over a meeting of the Ohio Ballot Board, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. The board recommended language that will describe State Issue One, which is the mandatory drug treatment issue. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)