Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/9/1984

In Re Jones

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476 A.2d 1287
505 Pa. 50
1984 Pa. LEXIS 251

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holding that judicial inquiry into the qualifications of a prospective legislator running for office violates separation of powers, but that a quo warranto action is available to test an elected legislator's right to hold public office
noting extensive body of case law vesting exclusive responsibility in legislative body to determine members’ qualifications
discussing analogous rule that one governmental body cannot determine composition of its successors
which holds that a court may not make a determination of whether a candidate meets the constitutional requirements for the office of a state senator on constitutional grounds alone
In the absence of a demonstration of a specific defect in the nomination petition under section 977, a candidate cannot be precluded from running for the office for which the nomination petition was filed
which holds that a court may not make a determination of whether a candidate meets the constitutional requirements for the office of a state senator on constitutional grounds alone

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos, Commonwealth, Code

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