In Re Reading School Board Election

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

Ralph Pagano, Appellant, has filed a direct appeal with us from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County dismissing his appeal to that Court from the decision of the Berks County Board of Elections dated December 23, 1991, which, in turn, dismissed his petition for a recount of the votes cast in the November 5, 1991, election.

The basic facts surrounding this appeal are not in dispute and, while somewhat confusing, can be briefly stated. Appellant, a resident of the City of Reading, Berks County, was a candidate for a seat on the Reading…