Judge Rejects Libertarian Bid for Award of Court Costs in PA Ballot Challenge

By Jill Pyeatt on March 14, 2013 8:30 PM

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 .

Jill Pyeatt

Jill Pyeatt is a small-business owner and jewelry designer from Southern California. She currently serves on the Judicial Committee of the Libertarian Party of CA. She can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

4 Comments

from the lppa fb page March 17, 2013
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.
Jill Pyeatt Post author | March 17, 2013
That seems to be the big question not answered, Nicholas.
Nicholas Sarwark March 17, 2013
How did they miss the deadline?
Jill Pyeatt Post author | March 14, 2013
I wasn’t able to find anything else on this today. Does anyone have any more info? Richard Winger, do you have any insight?

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