In Re: Temporary Modification of the Rules of Appellate Procedure Arising Under the Pennsylvania Election Code
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Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: TEMPORARY MODIFICATION : No. 571 Judicial Administration Docket OF THE RULES OF APPELLATE : PROCEDURE ARISING UNDER THE : PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 5th day of April, 2022, in order to expedite the appellate process
regarding appeals from challenges to nomination petitions for any and all candidates
running for office in the May 17, 2022 General Primary Election, Pa.R.A.P. 903(c)(1)(ii),
providing for a ten-day appeal period from an order in any matter arising under the
Pennsylvania Election Code, is TEMPORARILY MODIFIED to provide for a five-day
appeal period.
Additionally, Pa.R.A.P. 107 is TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED to the extent it
specifies that weekends and holidays are to be excluded from calculating the five-day
In appeals arising under the Election Code that fall within this order, appellants
shall file briefs within twenty-four hours after filing their notice of appeal and jurisdictional
statement. Appellees’ briefs are due within twenty-four hours of the filing of appellants’
briefs. Further, Pa.R.A.P. 2113 (regarding reply briefs) is TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
in these matters; no reply briefs will be permitted.
Notices of appeal, jurisdictional statements, and briefs shall be filed electronically
when counsel or the litigants have a PACFile account. Otherwise, counsel or the litigants
shall contact the relevant filing office during normal business hours to make alternative
arrangements to ensure that the filing office actually receives the submissions by the
applicable deadline. Pa.R.A.P. 1931(a) and (c) (regarding the deadline for transmittal of the record
when complete) are TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED in these matters, and the record shall
be transferred as soon as practicable. The lower court may transmit partially completed
records in the interest of facilitating prompt resolution of any appeal in these matters.
Applications for reconsideration or reargument will not be entertained by this Court
on election matters falling under this order.
Any court deciding a matter that arises under the Pennsylvania Election Code in
relation to the May 17, 2022 General Primary Election shall append a copy of this order
to its decision.
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