Pennsylvania State Court Keeps Congressman Jason Altmire on Democratic Primary Ballot

On March 5, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh ruled that Jason Altmire, an incumbent member of Congress, may be on the Democratic primary ballot. His petition was challenged, partly because one of his circulators allegedly didn’t live in the district. The judge ruled that the circulator does live in the district. See this story. That ruling side-steps the constitutional issue of whether petitioners need to live in the district.


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