In re Cioppa

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Ross Cioppa (Cioppa) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, dismissing his Petition to Set Aside the Nomination Petitions of Peter W. Zentner, Marilyn J. Stevens and Richard W. Masten (Candidates), because of their alleged failure to timely file their respective Statement of Financial Interest with the local governing authority as required by the Ethics Act.1

The facts are not in dispute. On March 6, 1991, one of the Candidates, Mr. Zentner, hand delivered the Statements of Financial Interest (Statements) for all three Candidates to Leonard…