On September 7, the Pennsylvania State Elections Office (the Department of State) revealed that it intends to file this amicus curiae brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in the Carl Stevenson ballot access case.  The brief is dated September 8 because that is the date it will be filed.  The Stevenson ballot access case concerns in-district residency for petition circulators.

The brief says the Department of State is neutral, but that it finds itself in an awkward position, because in 2002 a federal court permanently enjoined the state from enforcing the residency requirement yet a few weeks ago the Commonwealth Court removed a candidate from the ballot because of that same requirement.