In Re: Nomination Papers of Sherrie Cohen

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: September 26, 2019
• Docket: 455 EAL 2019 (Granted)
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

IN RE: NOMINATION PAPERS OF : No. 455 EAL 2019 SHERRIE COHEN AS CANDIDATE FOR : THE OFFICE OF PHILADELPHIA CITY : COUNCIL-AT-LARGE : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : PETITION OF: SHERRIE COHEN :

IN RE: NOMINATION PAPERS OF : No. 456 EAL 2019 SHERRIE COHEN AS CANDIDATE FOR : THE OFFICE OF PHILADELPHIA CITY : COUNCIL-AT-LARGE : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : PETITION OF: SHERRIE COHEN :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 26th day of September, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all

remaining issues. The issue rephrased for clarity, is:

Did the Commonwealth Court and the trial court err by not considering the withdrawal of Candidate’s nomination petition by court order to be a voluntary withdrawal that would allow her to file nomination papers pursuant to Packrall v. Quail, 192 A.2d 704 (Pa. 1963)?

The Prothonotary is directed to set an expedited briefing schedule.