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Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County Board of Elections II
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Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County Board of Elections, No. GD-20-011793 |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff, a candidate for Pennsylvania state senate, appealed the decision of the Allegheny County Board of Elections accepting 270 provisional ballots that had a requisite signature but not an affidavit signature. | |
| Filed | 11/16/2020 | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (State Separation of Powers) | |
| Complaint(s) | 11/16/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/18/2020: Order/Ruling, The court ruled that the approximately 300 ballots should be counted. Voters were meant to have signed twice, but should not be penalized because they were given and relied on incorrect information from the election administration. | |
Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County Board of Elections, No. 1161 CD 2020 (Penn. Commonw. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Appeal from decision to uphold Board's count. | |
| Filed | 11/19/2020 | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 11/20/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (State Separation of Powers) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/19/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 11/19/2020: Order/Ruling, The court of appeals held that the plain language of the statute requires both signatures. The court reversed the lower court's decision, holding that the 270 ballots will not be counted. | ||
In re: Allegheny County Provisional Ballots in the 2020 General Election, No. 338 WAL 2020 |
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| Case Summary | Appeal from the Commonwealth Court. | |
| Filed | 11/21/2020 | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Authority To Act (State Separation of Powers) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/21/2020: Appellant Brief | |
| 11/23/2020: Order/Ruling, Petition for appeal denied. | ||
