Legal Opinion

In Re Bryant

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 29, 2004No. 21 EAP 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

The controlling issue in this election controversy concerns the application of the statutorily prescribed seven-day deadline for advancing specific substantive grounds for challenging a nomination petition.

In February of this year, Appellant, Latrice Y. Bryant (“Candidate”), lodged with the Secretary of the Commonwealth a nomination petition as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Office of Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from the 198th Legislative District. Appellee, Rosita Youngblood (“Objector”), filed a timely challenge in the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Baranyai v. AndrezjwskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Turtzo v. BoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. In Re BenninghoffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. In Re JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. In Re Nomination Petition of AnastasioCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In RE NOMINATION OF deYOUNGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. In re Nomination Paper of RogersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. In re Nomination Paper of NaderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. In Re NaderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. C.A. Reuther and A.M. Diakatos v. Delaware County Bureau of Elections and C. RossiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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