COM., STATE ETHICS COM'N v. Cresson

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

On April 17, 1991, the State Ethics Commission (“Commission”) challenged in Commonwealth Court the nomina tion petitions of twenty-five (25) prospective candidates 1 who were seeking nomination for various municipal offices in the May 21, 1991, primary election. The Commission’s petition to set aside the nomination petitions was predicated on the candidates’ alleged failure to file Statements of Financial Interests as required by The Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”). 2 The Ethics Act required these statements to be filed with the governing…