Legal Opinion
In Re Nomination Papers of Dunmire
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 9, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge QUIGLEY.
Richard Schreckengost and Timothy Mohney appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County denying their petition to set aside the nomination papers of Jack F. Dunmire as a candidate of a political body for the office of Armstrong County Commissioner in the 2007 Municipal Election.
Pursuant to the statutory formula, candidates of political bodies are required to file a number of signatures equal to 2% of the total vote cast in the last county-wide election. The number of valid signatures in this case was stipulated to be 290. Dun-mire filed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re Nomination Papers of CarlsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Long v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Probation and ParoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- In Re Nominating Petition of BradyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- In Re Nomination Petition of SnyderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- In Re CastellaniCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- GAZZE v. CortesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- In re Nomination Papers of Mindlin ex rel. Office of Mayor of HarrisburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013