PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--Tom Bridges, of Ohio AARP, lifts a box containing some of 143,000 signed petitions, while Dave Kolbe, left, and John Gallo, of the Ohio AFL-CIO unload the boxes, at the loading dock at the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions, which call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act, were collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--John Gallo, left, and Dave Kolbe, of the Ohio AFL-CIO deliver boxes containing some of 143,000 signed petitions, to the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions, which call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act, were collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--Athena Godet-Calogeras, center, of the Ohio Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs, hands Chief Elections Council Judy Hoffman a $25 filing fee, as she certifies receipt of 143,000 signed petitions at the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act. Also seen is Ron Bridges, of Ohio AARP. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--Tom Smith, left, of the Ohio Council of Churches, speaks during the delivery of 143,000 signed petitions, to the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions, which call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act, were collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs. Also seen are Athena Godet-Calogeras, of the coalition and Ron Bridges, of Ohio AARP. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--Cathy Levine, of the Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio, speaks during the delivery of 143,000 signed petitions, to the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions, which call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act, were collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs. Behind Ms. Levine is Tom Smith, of the Ohio Council of Churches. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PETITIONS--Pierrette "Petee" Talley, of the Ohio AFL-CIO, speaks during the delivery of 143,000 signed petitions, at the Ohio Secretary of State's office, located in the Borden Bldg., in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002. The petitions, which call on the General Assembly to pass a Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act, were collected by the Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs. Also seen are Athena Godet-Calogeras, of the coalition and Ron Bridges, of Ohio AARP. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)