Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2014

In re Nomination Petitions of Wiegand

In re Nomination Petitions of Wiegand
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided May 1, 2014 · Files, Saylor
625 Pa. 335; 91 A.3d 700; 2014 WL 1758129; 2014 Pa. LEXIS 1136

In re Nomination Petitions of Wiegand

Dissenting Opinion

Justice SAYLOR,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent from the per curiam affirmance of the Commonwealth Court’s order in this case, since the parties agree that the Commonwealth Court did not address all of the objections to the signatures on the nomination petition. See Brief of Appellants at 8-12; Brief of Appellee at 6-9. Rather than engaging in the type of speculation advocated by Appellee and surmising the intended disposition of these challenges by the trial judge, particularly where the disputes, if successful, could result in the setting aside of the nomination petition, I would remand for the court to provide the necessary consideration or clarification relative to its reasoning.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 1st day of May, 2014, the order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED.

Justice SAYLOR files a Dissenting Statement.

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