Legal Opinion
In re Nominating Petition of Barlip
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 5, 1981No. Appeal, No. 801 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
Robert C. Barlip (appellant), a candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party for the office of Lehigh County Commissioner, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County which sustained objections to and set aside his nominating petition.
*180The facts are not in dispute. The appellant filed his petition on March 10, 1981, the last day for filing nominating petitions, and asked to have his name placed on the Republican ballot at the May 1981 primary election for the office of Lehigh County Commissioner. With his petition he filed an affidavit…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- In Re Nomination of CianfraniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Dorris v. Lloyd (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Minnesota Fifth Congressional District Independent-Republican Party v. State ex rel. SpannausSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- People Ex Rel. Cermak v. EmmersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1926
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