Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
Title42 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
PARTII. ORGANIZATION |
SUBPARTA. COURTS AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES |
ARTICLEB. APPELLATE COURTS |
CHAPTER7. JURISDICTION OF APPELLATE COURTS |
SUBCHAPTERD. JURISDICTION OF COMMONWEALTH COURT |
§764. Election contests and other matters.
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The Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of:
(1) Contested nominations and elections of the second class under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code."
(2) All matters arising in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth relating to Statewide office, except nomination and election contests within the jurisdiction of another tribunal.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
Notation
1978 Amendment. Act 53 added section 764.