Pennsylvania Cases October 24, 2023: Martin v. Donegal Twp.
Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: Oct. 24, 2023
Case Description
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RICHARD MARTIN, JR., RICHARD FIDLER AND TAMMI IAMS
v.
DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, JAMES BAUER, RANDY POLAN, ED SHINGLE, KATHLEEN CROFT AND WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PETITION OF: DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, JAMES BAUER, RANDY POLAN, EDWARD SHINGLE, JR. AND KATHLEEN CROFT
No. 93 WAL 2023
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
October 24, 2023
Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW , this 24th day of October, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED , LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issue. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:
Whether Section 402(e) of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 65402(e), is constitutional as applied when, pursuant to its terms, the number of township supervisors is reduced by referendum from five to three, thereby abolishing two supervisor seats?