Legal Opinion
Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Cortés
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 3, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-05524PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PAPPERT, District Judge
States have the power to regulate elections. The Pennsylvania Election Code, enacted in 1937, regulates the electoral process in the Commonwealth in numerous ways. This case focuses on one specific Election Code provision, Section 2687(b), which requires poll watchers to be qualified electors of the county in which they serve. In other words, voters appointed to serve as poll watchers can perform that function only within the county where they are registered to vote. The Republican Party of Pennsylvania and eight duly qualified registered electors residing in…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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