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42 Pa.C.S. § 764: Election contests and other matters.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
- PART II ORGANIZATION
- SUBPART A COURTS AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES
- ARTICLE B APPELLATE COURTS
- CHAPTER 7 JURISDICTION OF APPELLATE COURTS
- SUBCHAPTER D JURISDICTION OF COMMONWEALTH COURT
The Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of:
(1) Contested nominations and elections of the second class under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code."
(2) All matters arising in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth relating to Statewide office, except nomination and election contests within the jurisdiction of another tribunal.
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