OHIO RATIFIES 14TH AMENDMENT--Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, left, certifies passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, while sponsor Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati, looks on, during the formal ceremony transmitting the joint legislative resolution to the to the National Archives, which will be officially recorded in the federal registry, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003. Also seen are Gov. Bob Taft, left, and Houe Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)