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IN RE RIZZO

No. 23 EAP 2011, 24 EAP 2011, 25 EAP 2011.

18 A.3d 1139 (2011)

In re Nomination Petition of Frank RIZZO for City Council at Large for the Republican Party. Objections of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. Appeal of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. In re Nomination Petition of Margaret M. Tartaglione for City Commissioner for the Democratic Party. Objections of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. Appeal of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. In re Nomination Petition of Marian B. Tasco for City Council Ninth Councilmanic District for the Democratic Party. Objections of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas. Appeal of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen Mattleman , for Amicus Curiae Committee of Seventy.

Lawrence M. Otter , Harrisburg, for Amici Curiae Caucus of Philadelphia Republican Ward Leaders, National Conference of Public Officials, Inc. and Roosevelt-Bentman Trust for American Voters.

Louis Lawrence Boyle , for Bureau of Elections, Department of State.

Frederick L. Voigt , for City Commissioners of Philadelphia.

J. Matthew Wolfe , Law Offices of J. Matthew Wolfe, PC, for Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey.

Dennis J. Cogan , Cogan, Petrone & Assoiates, Philadelphia, Christopher D. Warren, for Frank Rizzo.

Joseph Lawrence Doherty IV , Oliver David Griffin , Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Philadelphia, for Stanley J. Sapiro, Gordon W. Sensiba, M. Karen Bojar, Gloria Gilman.

Christine M. Beloff , Beloff & Hope, P.C., Philadelphia, for Margaret M. Tartaglione.

Joseph Lawrence Doherty IV , Oliver David Griffin , Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Philadelphia, for Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas.

Carl E. Singley , Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, for Marian B. Tasco.

Prior report: Pa.Com.Pl., 2011 WL 1517967.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 29th day of April, 2011, the order of the trial court is AFFIRMED.1

Justice SAYLOR files a dissenting statement which Chief Justice CASTILLE joins.

Justice SAYLOR, dissenting.

These appeals arise from objections to the nomination petitions of Frank Rizzo and Marian Tasco to run for Philadelphia City Council, and of Margaret Tartaglione to...

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