In Re Nomination Petition of Acosta

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court setting aside the nomination petition of appellant, Ralph Acosta, as a Democratic candidate for the office of State Representative from District No. 180 of the Commonwealth of Pennyslvania. Following argument, we entered a per curiam order reversing the disposition below and noting that an opinion would follow.

On March 6, 1990, the last day for filing nomination petitions for the May primary election, appellant filed his nomination petition with the Office of the Secretary of State, Bureau of…