In re Referendum on Question of Amending Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter

NEWMAN, Judge.

Edward S. Kiely (Kiely), as trustee ad litem for the Campaign for Responsible Government in Pittsburgh, appeals a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) setting aside a referendum petition on the bases that: (1) the petition lacked the required number of signatures pursuant to Section 232 of the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law (Home Rule Charter Law), Act of April 13, 1972, P.L. 62, as amended, 53 P.S. § 1-232, and (2) the petition violated the five-year time restriction of Section 218 of the Home Rule Charter Law, 53 P.S. § 1-218.

FACTS

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