In re Redistricting Voting Districts of Ross Township

Opinion by

Judge Smith,

Appellants appeal from an order entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County on January 5,1988 in which the trial court directed that Ross Township be divided into thirty-six election districts and that the districts be established for use in the April 26, 1988 general primary election and thereafter.

On December 7, 1987, the Allegheny County Board of Elections filed a petition to realign the Ross Township election districts pursuant to Section 502 of the Pennsylvania Election Code (Code), Act of June 3, 1937, EL. 1333, as amended, 25 E S. §2702.1 The petition…