FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

COURT CHALLENGE TO JOSH POLLOCK’S CANDIDACY TO CONTINUE MONDAY

 

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Pittsburgh-  The beginning of a challenge to Josh Pollock’s candidacy filed last week by Bernice Cohen-Scott was heard today by Judge James McLean.  Pollock’s attorney Marvin Fein objected to the challenge and argued that the challenge was not in the jurisdiction of the court based on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision.  Cohen-Scott’s lawyer asked the judge for time to review the decision and other legal materials filed by the Pollock team in response to the challenge.  Judge McLean granted that request and will continue the hearing Monday morning at 10AM.

 

On Monday Judge McLean will rule on the objection.  Should he rule against it he will then listen to argument on the challenge and Pollock’s reply to it.  Pollock’s reply argues that he is qualified for the office of mayor of The City of Pittsburgh pursuant to section 202 of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter.  The drafters of the Home Rule Charter reduced the previous statute’s 5 year residency requirements to 3 years and choose not to deal with age requirement.  Pennsylvania law provides that The Home Rule Charter superseded the state statute as to qualifications and required no age requirements other than, of course,  the minimum age for every office at 18 set by the state election code.

 

Pollock was confident in the out come of the case, saying that “I have confidence in the strength of our argument even if Judge McLean rules against our objection.” Pollock has still not met Bernice Cohen-Scott, his challenger.  She left the area of the court room immediately after speaking with the media and asserting that Pollock was to inexperienced and lacked the knowledge to be mayor.  “There are six people running against Murphy and O’Conner because people are fed up with the traditional politicians.  If the traditional politicians are who she wants, then she should vote for them and let all the other voters decide if they want to vote for me or not.”  Pollock said, he added “I don’t expect her vote.”