Legal Opinion
Banfield, Aplts. v. Secretary of the Com
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 17, 2015No. 83 MAP 2013PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice STEVENS.
In this appeal, we must determine whether the Commonwealth Court erred in upholding the decision of the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify certain direct-recording electronic voting systems (DREs) for use in Pennsylvania elections. 1 The Commonwealth Court found that the DREs satisfy the certification requirements set forth in the Election Code 2 and do not infringe on the fundamental right to vote as protected by the Pennsylvania Constitution. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Commonwealth Court’s decision to grant the Secretary’s motion for summary…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bush v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Murphy v. Duquesne University of Holy GhostSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by62 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Giulian v. Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Brown, F. v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Stein v. CortésDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
- Kennedy House, Inc. v. Philadelphia Commission on Human RelationsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.