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SNIDER v. THORNBURGH

496 Pa. 159 (1981)

436 A.2d 593

Obie SNIDER, Fred L. Hoffman and Barbara V. Barker, Appellants, v. Richard THORNBURGH, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael I. Levin, Harrisburg, for appellants.

John B. Koontz, Bedford, for appellee Bedford Co. Bd. of Elec.

Gordon Stoup, Bedford, pro se.

Robert Meehan, Leonora M. Smith, Chief Counsel, Timothy J. Holland, Harrisburg, for appellee Auditor General.

Harry C. Elseeser, Jr., Lewis P. Sterling, York, for appellee York Co. Bd. Elections.

David Grine, pro se.

John W. Blasko, Bellefonte, for appellee Centre Co. Bd. Elections.

John C. Uhler, York, pro se.

Robert Hoffman, Harrisburg, for appellee Com. Officials except Atty. Gen.

Bruce A. Rosenfield, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae.

Carol F. Graebner, Edwin L. Klett, Pittsburgh, for Allegheny County Bar — amicus curiae.

Before EAGEN, C.J., O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

I.

Mr. Chief Justice O'Brien files an opinion modifying the determination of the Commonwealth Court to the extent that the Commonwealth Court held that 65 P.S. § 402 did not violate the Equal Protection Clause in excluding appointed, non-compensated officials from the definition of "Public Official." Mr. Justice Larsen, Mr. Justice Flaherty and Mr. Justice Kauffman...

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