(iii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the State
Government Committee of the Senate.
(iv) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the State
Government Committee of the House of Representatives.
(2) The notice under clause (1) shall include detailed
information regarding the concerns and potential barriers to
timely certification.
Section 1732. Entry and Effect of Decision.--After the
hearing of the said case, the said judges shall, [without
unnecessary delay] as expeditiously as possible but no later
than seven (7) days after the petition's filing, decide which of
the candidates voted for received the greatest number of legal
votes, and is entitled to the nomination or office which
decision shall be entered of record to the case in the said
court, and a certified copy thereof shall, within five (5) days
from the rendering thereof, be delivered to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, whereupon the person who, by the decision of the
court, shall appear to have received the largest number of
votes, shall be entitled to the nomination or to the office, and
be commissioned accordingly.
Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1733. Appeal.--A party aggrieved by the judge's
decision under section 1732 may appeal the decision to the
Supreme Court within one (1) day of the rendering of the
decision. The Supreme Court, within six (6) days of the appeal's
filing, but no later than seven (7) days before the date for the
meeting of presidential electors specified under 3 U.S.C. ยง 7
(relating to meeting and vote of electors), whichever is
earlier, shall issue its determination of the appeal.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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