PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITION HEARING--Don McTigue, left, council representing the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs, is all smiles as he receives paperwork from his opponent, Bricker & Eckler attorney Quintin Lindsmith, who represented the pharmaceutical industry (PhRMA), and protestor Jenny L. Alford in a hearing before the Franklin County Board of Elections, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002. The board voted against PhRMA and Ms. Alford and ruled that petitions collected by the coalition were in order. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITION HEARING--David Kolbe, left, political director for the Ohio AFL-CIO, demonstrates how he presented petitions for the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs, as Bricker & Eckler attorney Quintin Lindsmith questions him, during a hearing before the Franklin County Board of Elections, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002. Mr. Lindsmith represented the pharmaceutical industry (PhRMA), and protestor Jenny L. Alford . The board voted against PhRMA and Ms. Alford and ruled that petitions collected by the coalition were in order. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITION HEARING--Dale Butland, left, communications director for the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs, explains during a television interview what a complaint filed by law firm Bricker & Eckler on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry (PhRMA), and protestor Jenny L. Alford is about, during a break in a hearing before the Franklin County Board of Elections, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002. The board voted against PhRMA and Ms. Alford and ruled that petitions collected by the coalition were in order. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITION HEARING--The Franklin County Board of Elections is seen during a hearing of protest by the pharmaceutical industry (PhRMA), and protestor Jenny L. Alford against petitions collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002. The board voted against PhRMA and Ms. Alford and ruled that petitions collected by the coalition were in order. Board members from left are: Carolyn Petree, Keith McNamara, William Anthony Jr. and Dennis White. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)