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COSTA v. WARD

No. 310 M.D. 2021 No. 322 M.D. 2021 No. 323 M.D. 2021.

290 A.3d 335 (2023)

Senator Jay COSTA, Senator Anthony H. Williams, Senator Vincent J. Hughes, Senator Steven J. Santarsiero and Senate Democratic Caucus, Petitioners, v. Senator Kim WARD and Senator Jarrett Coleman, Respondents. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of State, and Leigh M. Chapman, Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioners, v. Senator Jarrett Coleman, Senator Kim Ward and The Pennsylvania State Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, Respondents. Arthur Haywood Julie Haywood, Petitioners, v. Leigh M. Chapman Acting Secretary of State Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 9, 2023.

Reargument Denied March 10, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford B. Levine , Pittsburgh, for Costa Petitioners.

Michael J. Fischer , Chief Counsel and Executive Deputy Attorney General, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of State and Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh M. Chapman.

Keith E. Whitson , Pittsburgh, for Intervenors Roberta Winters, Nichita Sandru, Kathy Foster-Sandru, Robin Roberts, Kierstyn Zolfo, Michael Zolfo, Phyllis Hilley, Ben Bowens, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania; Common Cause Pennsylvania and Make the Road Pennsylvania.

Matthew H. Haverstick and Samantha G. Zimmer , Philadelphia, for Respondents Senator Jake Colman, Senator Cris Dush, and The Pennsylvania State Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee.

BEFORE: HONORABLE MICHAEL H. WOJCIK, Judge, HONORABLE LORI A. DUMAS, Judge, HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, Senior Judge.

Before the Court are the consolidated petitions for review filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State, and the Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth, Leigh M. Chapman1 (collectively, Acting Secretary); Senators Jay Costa, Anthony...

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