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Butler County, OH November 7, 2006 Election
Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues
State Representative; District 53

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and LWV Ohio and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Redistricting

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1. Both parties have called for redistricting reform. What three top criteria should be used in redrawing legislative districts? (150 word limit)

Answer from Glenda Smith:

The top three criteria I would use to redraw legislative districts are: 1) appoint a bipartisan commission to work through redistricting issues, run models, and gain public input, 2) competitiveness, and; 3) appoint a bi-partisan panel of appeals court judges for legal challenges.

Answer from Shawn N. Webster:

1) compactness; 2) competiveness; 3) contiguity.

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits apply for each question. Direct references to opponents are not permitted.

The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.

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