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HOLLIDAYSBURG A state appellate judge has agreed with a Blair County court ruling allowing a Hollidaysburg Borough councilman to amend his candidate’s petition to get his name on the May 18 ballot.
Based on a recent ruling by Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt, candidate Sean Burke can be on the ballot for the 4th Ward council seat.
Leavitt’s ruling affirmed a decision Clearfield County Judge Paul E. Cherry rendered in late March on behalf of Blair County Court.
Cherry, who convened a court hearing to review objections to Burke’s candidate petition, concluded that Burke could cure a defect by amending his petition to include a signing date that was mistakenly omitted.