Passante Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

At the general election of November 2, 1971, Edward J. Norwood, Jr., and Francis J. Buckley, Jr., were the nominees of the Democratic Party, and Bose Churray and Jack Passante were the nominees of the Bepublican Party for the office of councilman of the Second Ward in the Borough of Canonsburg, Washington County, with two to be elected. Candidate Nor-wood was elected decisively, but an extremely close contest developed between Buckley and Passante for the second seat. This litigation resulted.

There are three voting precincts in the Second Ward of Canonsburg Borough…