Pennsylvania Cases May 12, 2023: In re Petition to Open Ballot Box Pursuant to 25 P.S. §3261(A)
Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: May 12, 2023
Case Description
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IN RE: PETITION TO OPEN BALLOT BOX PURSUANT TO 25 P.S. §3261(A) AND FOR A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 6TH DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 157TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT PETITION OF: CHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN RE: PETITION TO OPEN BALLOT BOX PURSUANT TO 25 P.S. §3261(A) AND FOR A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA PETITION OF: CHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN RE: PETITION TO OPEN BALLOT BOX PURSUANT TO 25 P.S. §3261(A) AND FOR A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA PETITION OF: CHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN RE: PETITION TO OPEN BALLOT BOX PURSUANT TO 25 P.S. §3261(A) AND FOR A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA PETITION OF: CHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN RE: PETITION TO OPEN BALLOT BOX PURSUANT TO 25 P.S. §3261(A) AND FOR A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA PETITION OF: CHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN RE: PETITION TO OPEN BALLOT BOX PURSUANT TO 25 P.S. §3261(A) AND FOR A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA PETITION OF: CHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Nos. 80 MAL 2023, 81 MAL 2023, 82 MAL 2023, 83 MAL 2023, 84 MAL 2023, 85 MAL 2023,
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 12, 2023
Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Unpublished Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Commonwealth Court at Nos. 1489CD 2022, 1490CD 2022, 1491CD 2022, 1492CD 2022, 1493CD 2022, 1494CD 2022 entered on February 10, 2023, vacating and remanding the Lower Court Order of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas at Nos. 2022-09182-EL, 2022-09186-EL, 2022-09188-EL, 2022-09189-EL, 2022-09190-EL, 2022-09193-EL entered on December 9, 2022
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW , this 12th day of May, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED , the order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED , and the matter is REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for further proceedings. See In re: Recount of Berks County General Election of November 8, 2022 , 68 & 69 MAL 2023 (Pa. filed May 12, 2023) (order).
Justice Mundy files a concurring and dissenting statement.
Justice Brobson files a concurring and dissenting statement in which Justice Mundy joins.