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PERZEL v. CORTES

870 A.2d 759 (2005)

John M. PERZEL, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and Samuel H. Smith, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Appellants v. Pedro A. CORTES, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 1, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda J. Shorey, Brian J. Preski, David R. Overstreet, John P. Krill, Jr., Harrisburg, for John M. Perzel.

Leonidas Pandeladis, Gregory E. Dunlap, Harrisburg, Leslie Anne Miller, Philadelphia, for Pedro A. Cortes.

Reizdan B. Moore, Harrisburg, for Rep. H. William DeWeese, House Minority Leader.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIRGO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

We granted a request to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction in this matter so that we could consider the validity of a Writ of Election issued by John M. Perzel, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (Speaker Perzel) and Samuel H. Smith, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives (Majority Leader Smith) (collectively, "Appellants") to Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the Secretary...

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