In Re the Nomination Petition of Wagner

OPINION OF THE COURT

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This appeal has been brought from an order of the Commonwealth Court refusing appellant’s request to amend his “Petition to Set Aside Nomination Petition for Pete Wagner.”

Appellant in this matter is Stephen Seventy, who is the incumbent Representative in the General Assembly for the 22nd Legislative District. Appellee is Pete Wagner, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Representative Seventy’s seat.

The relevant facts of this case are as follows. On March 11, 1986, Mr. Wagner, acting pursuant to the Pennsylvania Election Code,1 filed his…