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In Re Petition for Agenda Initiative to Place on the Agenda of Council for Consideration

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 26, 2019No. 451 C.D. 2018PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY JUDGE COVEY

OpenPittsburgh.Org, Black Political Empowerment Project, Tim Stevens, David M. Brown, William Lawrence III and Mirsada Begovic (collectively, OpenPittsburgh.Org) appeal from the Allegheny County (County) Common Pleas Court's (trial court) March 15, 2018 order dismissing their appeal. OpenPittsburgh.Org presents the following issues for this Court's review: (1) whether the County Administrative Code's (Administrative Code) subject matter restriction on voter referenda and agenda initiative petitions related to the conduct of elections is unconstitutional; (2) whether the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Hopkins, K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Saulsbury v. Bethlehem Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Tobin v. Radnor Township Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Upper Salford Township v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Fross v. County of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. D. McLinko v. Com. of PA. Dept. of StateCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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