CARTER v. CHAPMAN

No. 5 MAP 2022 No. 6 MAP 2022.

268 A.3d 387 (2022)

Carol Ann CARTER, Monica Parrilla, Rebecca Poyourow, William Tung, Roseanne Milazzo, Burt Siegel, Susan Cassanelli, Lee Cassanelli, Lynn Wachman, Michael Guttman, Maya Fonkeu, Brady Hill, Mary Ellen Balchunis, Tom DeWall, Stephanie McNulty and Janet Temin v. Leigh M. CHAPMAN, in Her Official Capacity as the Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Jessica Mathis, in Her Official Capacity as Director for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Election Services and Notaries Appeal of: Khalif Ali, Maryn Formley, Richard Rafferty, Patrick Beaty, Susan Gobreski, Barbara Hill, Judy Hines, Jodi Greene, John Thompson, Cynthia Alvarado, and Timothy L. Kauffman, Possible Intervenors Philip T. Gressman; Ron Y. Donagi; Kristopher R. Tapp; Pamela Gorkin; David P. Marsh; James L. Rosenberger; Amy Myers; Eugene Boman; Gary Gordon; Liz McMahon; Timothy G. Feeman; and Garth Isaak v. Leigh M. Chapman, in Her Official Capacity as the Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Jessica Mathis, in Her Official Capacity as Director for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Election Services and Notaries Appeal of: Khalif Ali, Maryn Formley, Richard Rafferty, Patrick Beaty, Susan Gobreski, Barbara Hill, Judy Hines, Jodi Greene, John Thompson, Cynthia Alvarado, and Timothy L. Kauffman, Possible Intervenors.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: January 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geffen, Benjamin David , Mary M. McKenzie , The Public Interest Law Center, 1500 JFK Blvd. Ste. 802, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Martin Jay Black , Rocco, Andrew Michael , Dechert LLP, 2929 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-2808, for Appellant.

Jeffry William Duffy , Baker & Hostetler, LLP, 1735 Market St. Ste. 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7501, James Guthrie Mann , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Ste. B 6 Main Capitol, PO Box 202228, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2228, for Appellees Kerry Benninghoff and Bryan Cutler.

Kevin Michael Greenberg , Anthony Michael Pratt , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 1717 Arch St. Ste. 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Clifford B. Levine , Dentons Cohen Grigsby, 625 Liberty Ave; 5th floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, for Appellee Maria Collett, et al.

Anthony Richard Holtzman , K & L Gates LLP, 17 N 2ND St. 18th Fl., Harrisburg, PA 17101-1507, for Appellees Jake Corman and Kim Ward.

Kathleen Marie Kotula , Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections, 306 N Office Bldg. 401 North St., Harrisburg, PA 17120-0500, for Appellee Bureau of Elections.

Joshua John Voss , Matthew Hermann Haverstick , Kleinbard LLC, 1717 Arch St. Fl. 5th, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for Appellee Yes Guy Reschenthaler, Jeffrey Varner, Tom Marino, Ryan Costello, Bud Shuster (Congressional Intervenor).

Kim M. Watterson , Reed Smith LLP, 225 5TH Ave. Ste. 1200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2716, for Appellee Philip T. Gressman.

Robert Andrew Wiygul , Hangley, Aronchick, Segal, Pudlin & Schiller, 18TH Cherry Sts. Fl. 27, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Dimitrios Mavroudis , Jessica Ann Rickabaugh , Tucker Law Group, 1801 Market St Ste 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Caroline Layne Rice , Hangley, Aronchick, Segal, Pudlin & Schiller, Hangley Aronchick Segal, 1 Logan Sq Fl 27, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for Appellees Leigh M. Chapman, Jessica Mathis, Tom Wolf.

Corrie Allen Woods , Woods Law Offices PLLC, 200 Commerce Dr. Ste. 210, Moon Township, PA 15108, Attisano, Marco Santino , Flannery Georgalis, LLC, 707 Grant St. Ste. 2750, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, for Appellee Jay Costa, et al.

Caleb Curtis Enerson , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, 16th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA, Pa Office Of Attorney General, Strawberry Sq Fl 15, Harrisburg, PA 17120, John Brent Hill , Hangley, Aronchick, Segal, Pudlin & Schiller, 1 Logan Sq Fl 27, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for Appellees Leigh M. Chapman, Jessica Mathis.

Shannon Elise McClure , Devin Michael Misour , Reed Smith LLP, 1717 Arch St. Ste. 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for Appellee Philip T. Gressman.

David Samuel Senoff , First Law Strategy Group LLC, 121 S Broad St. Ste. 300 Philadelphia, PA 19107, for Appellee Joanna McClinton.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 26th day of January, 2022, the order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED...

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