In Re Nomination Petition of Granat

I dissent. The majority holds that the School District lacks standing to challenge the Nominating Petitions of candidates for office who fail to file Statements of Financial Interest required to be filed by the Ethics Act.1 I believe the majority’s decision is in conflict with Commonwealth State Ethics Commission v. Baldwin, 66 Pa.Commowealth Ct. 40, 444 A.2d 767, affirmed, 498 Pa. 255, 445 A.2d 1208 (1982).

Prior to the 1989 amendments, all Statement of Financial Interest forms were required to be filed by the candidates with the State Ethics Commission.2 Addressing whether *383the Ethics…