Allegheny Co. v. Towne, W.
CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date FiledSeptember 9, 2026
Docket95 WAL 2026
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
WESTERN DISTRICT
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, : No. 95 WAL 2026
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal
: from the Unpublished
v. : Memorandum Opinion and
: Order of the Commonwealth
: Court at No. 449 CD 2024 entered
WILLIAM TOWNE, : on March 13, 2026, affirming and
: reversing the Lower Court Order
Respondent : of the Allegheny County Court of
: Common Pleas at No. SA-22-612
: entered on March 29, 2024
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 9th day of September, 2026, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal
is GRANTED, the order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED, and the case is
REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for reconsideration in light of Honey v.
Lycoming County Officers of Voter Services, 355 A.3d 801 (Pa. 2026). The “Application
of Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt and the Department of State for Leave to
File an Amic[i] Curiae Brief in Support of Allegheny County’s Petition for Allowance of
Appeal” is GRANTED.