Posted yesterday in The Republic from Columbus, Indiana.
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — A Commonwealth Court has rejected the Libertarian Party’s request for reimbursement of its expenses in a ballot challenge.
Senior Judge James Gardner Colins ruled Wednesday that the request for the award of more than $200,000 in court costs and fees was filed too late.
Prior to the November election, challengers backed by the Republican Party contested the petitions of the Libertarian candidates for president, vice president, U.S. Senate, attorney general, auditor general and treasurer.
The rest of the short article can be read here .
4 responses so far ↓
1 Jill Pyeatt // Mar 14, 2013 at 8:34 pm
I wasn’t able to find anything else on this today. Does anyone have any more info? Richard Winger, do you have any insight?
2 Nicholas Sarwark // Mar 17, 2013 at 12:12 am
How did they miss the deadline?
3 Jill Pyeatt // Mar 17, 2013 at 12:36 am
That seems to be the big question not answered, Nicholas.
4 from the lppa fb page // Mar 17, 2013 at 6:44 am
From Paul Rossi: The PA Supreme Court ruled that none of the Rules of Civil Procedure apply to an election law challenge. Further, there is a “discovery rule” that extends any rule that does apply to allow the person making the motion to file 30 days after discovery of the injury. Both rules should have been applied to allow our petition for fees and costs. These issues were fully researched and discussed with your national counsel. I believe the court is wrong.
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