Case Name: In re Nomination Petition of Frank RIZZO for City Council at Large for the Republican Party. Objections of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. Appeal of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. In re Nomination Petition of Margaret M. Tartaglione for City Commissioner for the Democratic Party. Objections of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. Appeal of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. In re Nomination Petition of Marian B. Tasco for City Council Ninth Councilmanic District for the Democratic Party. Objections of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas. Appeal of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2011-04-29
Citations: 18 A.3d 1139
Docket Number: 
Parties: In re Nomination Petition of Frank RIZZO for City Council at Large for the Republican Party. Objections of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. Appeal of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. In re Nomination Petition of Margaret M. Tartaglione for City Commissioner for the Democratic Party. Objections of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. Appeal of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. In re Nomination Petition of Marian B. Tasco for City Council Ninth Councilmanic District for the Democratic Party. Objections of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas. Appeal of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas.
Judges: Justice SAYLOR files a dissenting statement which Chief Justice CASTILLE joins.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 18
Pages: 1139–1144

Head Matter:
In re Nomination Petition of Frank RIZZO for City Council at Large for the Republican Party. Objections of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. Appeal of Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey. In re Nomination Petition of Margaret M. Tartaglione for City Commissioner for the Democratic Party. Objections of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. Appeal of Gordon W. Sensiba, Stanley J. Shapiro, M. Karen Bojar and Gloria Gilman. In re Nomination Petition of Marian B. Tasco for City Council Ninth Councilmanic District for the Democratic Party. Objections of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas. Appeal of Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted April 13, 2011.
Decided April 29, 2011.
Ellen Mattleman, for Amicus Curiae Committee of Seventy.
Lawrence M. Otter, Harrisburg, for Am-ici Curiae Caucus of Philadelphia Republican Ward Leaders, National Conference of Public Officials, Inc. and Roosevelt-Bent-man Trust for American Voters.
Louis Lawrence Boyle, for Bureau of Elections, Department of State.
Frederick L. Voigt, for City Commissioners of Philadelphia.
J. Matthew Wolfe, Law Offices of J. Matthew Wolfe, PC, for Ross M. Wolfe and Denise M. Furey.
Dennis J. Cogan, Cogan, Petrone & As-soiates, Philadelphia, Christopher D. Warren, for Frank Rizzo.
Joseph Lawrence Doherty IV, Oliver David Griffin, Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Philadelphia, for Stanley J. Sapiro, Gordon W. Sensiba, M. Karen Bojar, Gloria Gilman.
Christine M. Beloff, Beloff & Hope, P.C., Philadelphia, for Margaret M. Tarta-glione.
Joseph Lawrence Doherty IV, Oliver David Griffin, Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Philadelphia, for Antoine Thomas and Leta Thomas.
Carl E. Singley, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Philadelphia, for Marian B. Tasco.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 29th day of April, 2011, the order of the trial court is AFFIRMED.
Justice SAYLOR files a dissenting statement which Chief Justice CASTILLE joins.
. Our decision today does not preclude the trial court from considering any application for attorney's fees.