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.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
1978 Amendment. Act 53 added section 764.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 7 - Jurisdiction of Appellate Courts
Section 701 - Scope of subchapter
Section 702 - Interlocutory orders
Section 702.1 - Expedited appeals in eminent domain proceedings
Section 703 - Place and form of filing appeals
Section 704 - Waiver of objections to jurisdiction
Section 705 - Transfers between intermediate appellate courts
Section 706 - Disposition of appeals
Section 707 - Lien of judgments for money
Section 708 - Improvident administrative appeals and other matters
Section 721 - Original jurisdiction
Section 722 - Direct appeals from courts of common pleas
Section 723 - Appeals from Commonwealth Court
Section 724 - Allowance of appeals from Superior and Commonwealth Courts
Section 725 - Direct appeals from constitutional and judicial agencies
Section 726 - Extraordinary jurisdiction
Section 727 - Special tribunal
Section 741 - Original jurisdiction
Section 742 - Appeals from courts of common pleas
Section 743 - Commerce court program
Section 761 - Original jurisdiction
Section 762 - Appeals from courts of common pleas