In Re Nomination Petition of Carroll

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

Appellant/candidate Timothy J. Carroll appeals from the order of the Commonwealth Court granting appellee/objector Dennis Garvey’s petition to set aside Carroll’s Nomination Petition for the Republican nomination for the office of Representative in the General Assembly from the 117th Legislative District, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The effect of the order below was to strike Carroll’s name from the primary ballot. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the order setting aside Carroll’s nomination petition and we order that Carroll’s name be restored to the primary…