Court Says State Candidates Can’t Be Nominated By 2 Parties

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is upholding a ban on state-level candidates being nominated by more than one political party for the same office. The justices ruled Wednesday against a state House member’s attempt to run in Philadelphia under both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. The court’s four-justice majority says the rule against cross-nominations doesn’t infringe on rights of free speech or free association.