Legal Opinion
In Re: The Nomination Petitions of Daniel B. Smith, Jr. as a Democratic Candidate for State Representative in the 12th Legislative District Petition of: R. Mahmood and K.R. Costello
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 2018No. 138 M.D. 2018PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUDGE McCULLOUGH
*14 Before the Court is the Petition to Set Aside the Nomination Petition of Daniel B. Smith, Jr. (Candidate) as a Democratic Candidate for the Office of Representative in the General Assembly in the 12th Legislative District in the Primary Election to be held on May 15, 2018. On March 12, 2018, Rizwan Mahmood and Kevin R. Costello (Objectors) filed the Petition to Set Aside in this Court.
Pursuant to section 912.1(14) of the Pennsylvania Election Code (Election Code), 1 a candidate for the Office of Representative in the General Assembly must present at least 300 valid…
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