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· 4/23/1986

In Re Nomination Petition of Milton

Citations

  • 516 A.2d 791
  • 102 Pa. Commw. 155
  • 1986 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 2627

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “a false candidate’s affidavit is a fatal defect that cannot be amended and would require the setting aside of the nomination [paper]”
  • the burden of proof on an objector raising a residency challenge “is indeed heavy,” because a “domicile, once established, is presumed to continue until it is shown that it has been changed”
  • imposing the preponderance of the evidence burden of proof

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Judges: Judge Doyle

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