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Absentee Ballots Case

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 4, 1968No. Appeal, No. 44PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

Henry B. Leader was a candidate in 1966 for State Senator in the 28th Senatorial District, which comprises the major part of York County. After the ballots had been cast on November 8, 1966, Mr. Leader, with his attorneys, appeared before the York County Board of Elections and moved that the board not proceed with the counting of absentee ballots because, he asserted, that the section of the Election Code which empowered the county board of elections to canvass absentee ballots (Act of August 13, 1963, P. L. 707, 25 P.S. §3146.1-3146.9) was unconstitutional…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Daly v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
  3. Norwood Election Contest CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. McCracken AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Contested Election of WheelockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hetherington v. McHALESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Absentee Ballots CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kane v. McKechnieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kane v. McKechnieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Hetherington v. McHALESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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