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In Re Nomination Petition of Wesley

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1994No. 22 E.D. Appeal Docket 1994PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, CMef Justice.

Appellant, Denms Wesley (“Wesley”), appeals from the Order of the Commonwealth Court wMch set aside Ms Nomination Petition as a candidate for the United States Congress in the 1st congressional district at the May 10, 1994, Democratic primary election. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 723(a) which provides for a direct appeal from a final order of the Commonwealth Court in any matter commenced in that court.

On March 1, 1994, Wesley filed a Nomination Petition with the Secretary of the Commonwealth wMch allegedly contained…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ross Nomination PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. In re Nomination Petition of McDermottCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re Nomination of FlahertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. In re Referendum Petition to Amend the City of Pittsburgh Home Rule CharterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. In re Nomination Petition of GalesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. In Re Petition for Agenda InitiativeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. In re Nomination Petition of VodvarkaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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