Reuther, Pets v. DE County Bureau of Elections

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT CHRISTINE A. REUTHER AND ANI : No. 743 MAL 2017 MARIE DIAKATOS, : : Petitioners : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : v. : : : DELAWARE COUNTY BUREAU OF : ELECTIONS AND CHRISTINE ROSSI, : : Respondents : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 8th day of February, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED as to the following issue, rephrased for clarity: Does the failure of a write-in candidate or other candidate who obtains access to the ballot other than through the filing of a nomination petition to timely file a Statement of Financial Interests, as required by 51 Pa.Code § 15.3(e), constitute a “fatal defect,” precluding the appearance of the candidate’s name on the ballot?