IN RE CONTEST OF ELECTION


858 A.2d 143 (2004)

IN RE: CONTEST OF ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 4, 2003 ON THE PUBLIC QUESTION OF HOME RULE FOR LUZERNE COUNTY. Appeal of: Carl Goodwin.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 9, 2004.

Reconsideration Denied October 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Ferry, Hazleton, for appellant.

James P. Blaum, Wilkes-Barre, for appellee.

Before: Honorable DORIS A. SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, Honorable MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, Judge, Honorable JIM FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Carl Goodwin (Appellant) appeals from a "Decree Nisi" issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) which found that the public notice requirements of The Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2952 regarding the referendum on the Home Rule Public Question of the Municipal Election of November 4, 2003 were met by the County of Luzerne, the Luzerne...

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