IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA 

 

 

N RE: 
: 
NOMINATION PETITIONS/PAPERS  : 
OF ___________________________ 

 

 

:      

No.  * 

     SCHEDULING and CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER 
 

PER CURIAM                  

NOW,  _________,  upon  consideration  of  the  Petition  to  Set  Aside 

Nomination Petitions/Papers (Objection Petition): 

 

1.   IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 
A.  Hearing  on 

is 

scheduled 

the  Objection  Petition 

for 
________________________________________,  in  Courtroom  Number  ______, 
_______________________________________________________,  Pennsylvania.  
Objector  is  directed  to  secure  the  services  of  a  court  stenographer  for  the  hearing.  
Failure of Objector to secure the services of a court stenographer may result in the 
dismissal of this matter. 
 
 
B. 

If signature lines are challenged, Objector shall secure, by request 
or subpoena, the presence of a Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) 
system operator at the hearing. 

 

C. 

Service of the Objection Petition on Candidate, and of this Order 
on all parties is complete upon the posting of the Objection Petition and this Order on 
the  Pennsylvania  Unified  Judicial  System  website  in  accordance  with  this  Court’s 
Notice  and  Order  in  In  re  Objections  to  Nomination  Petitions/Papers  in  the  2023 

 

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unicipal Primary and Municipal Elections and All Future Pennsylvania Elections 

(Pa. Cmwlth., No. 126 Misc. Dkt. No. 3).   

D.  At the hearing, Objector shall offer proof of timely service of the 

Objection Petition on the Secretary of the Commonwealth.   

2. 

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall make a good 

faith effort to comply with the following in advance of the hearing:  
  
 
A.  Objector shall file a list of all witnesses to be called at the hearing 
 
and the curriculum vitae and expert report for each expert witness.  Any witness not 
identified may be precluded from testifying except for good cause shown. 

B. 

Candidate shall file a list of all witnesses to be called at the hearing 
and the curriculum vitae and expert report for each expert witness.  Any witness not 
identified may be precluded from testifying except for good cause shown. 

 3. 

If  signature  line  challenges  are  at  issue,  it  is  FURTHER 
ORDERED  that  the  parties  shall  make  a  good  faith  effort  to  comply  with  the 
following in advance of the hearing: 

A.  Objector  and  Candidate  or  Candidate’s  representative  and,  if 
appropriate, a SURE system operator, shall meet to review each and every challenged 
signature line. 
 
 
identifies: 

 
B.  Objector and Candidate shall file a stipulation of the parties that 

 

(a)  

the total number of completed signature lines 
submitted; 

 

   

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(b) 

(c)  

 
(d)  

(e)  

the  total  number  of  uncontested  signature 
lines submitted; 

total  number  of 

signature 

lines 

the 
challenged; 

each and every signature line to which there 
is  an  objection,  identified  by  page  number 
and  line  number,  and  the  basis  for  the 
objection; 

each and every signature line to be stricken as 
invalid  or  for  which  an  objection  is  to  be 
withdrawn,  identified  by  page  number  and 
line number,  if  the parties can  reach  such  a 
stipulation. 

  

  

 
 

  

 
C. 

 

 
Candidate shall file a list of all signature lines, identified by page 
number  and  line  number,  that  are  facially  defective  and  that  Candidate  intends  to 
rehabilitate.    Candidate  shall  also  state  the  manner  in  which  Candidate  intends  to 
rehabilitate the signature lines. 
 

4.  Objector  and Candidate  may each file a memorandum of law in 
support of their respective positions.  No further memoranda will be permitted unless 
ordered by the Court. 
 

5.  Unless otherwise ordered, the parties shall make a good faith effort 
to file all items required or permitted by paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Order no later 
than 24 hours in advance of the hearing.  Filing may be accomplished by PACFile (the 
Pennsylvania  appellate  court  electronic 
to 
CommCourtFiling@pacourts.us.    Parties may  not  file by facsimile without express 
prior permission from the Court. 
 

filing  system)  or  by  email 

 

6. 

Failure to comply with any provision of this Order may preclude 
the noncompliant party from entering any evidence, and may result in the imposition 
of monetary sanctions.