Legal Opinion
Working Families Party, Aplts. v. Com.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 5, 2019No. 34 EAP 2017PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mundy
In this direct appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court, we are asked to determine the constitutionality of provisions of the Election Code1 that prohibit fusion, the process by which two or more political organizations place the same candidate on the ballot in a general election for the same office.
In the April 26, 2016 primary election, Christopher M. Rabb (Rabb) secured the nomination of the Democratic Party as its candidate for Representative of the General Assembly's 200th Legislative District.
*272Between July 18 and July 26, 2016, the Working Families Party (Working Families)…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth v. EdmundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- In Re William L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Pennsylvanians Against Gambling Expansion Fund, Inc. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- D. McLinko v. Com. of PA. Dept. of StateCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
- In Re Tom Malinowski, Petition for Nomination for General Election, Etc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2025
- In Re: Nom. Pet Robert Jordan Appeal of: Runge, FSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
- In Re: Nom. Pet Robert Jordan Appeal of: Runge, FSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
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