Legal Opinion
In Re the Nomination Petitions & Papers of Stevenson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 26, 2012No. 54 MAP 2010PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CASTILLE.
This Opinion addresses an Application for Relief in an Election Code matter, over which this Court retained limited jurisdiction following a remand on October 4, 2010. The issue involves the effect of the District Court’s decision in Morrill v. Weaver, 224 F.Supp.2d 882 (E.D.Pa.2002). The Morrill court held that Section 2911(d) of the Election Code, 25 P.S. § 2600 et seq., which the federal court construed as imposing a *55district residency requirement for affiants circulating nomination papers violates the First Amendment. The district court permanently enjoined…
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