§ 1737Procedure to Contest; Petition; Personnel of Court

Upon the petition in writing, as hereinafter provided,
of at least fifty (50) registered electors of the district for
which the person whose nomination or election is contested was
returned as nominated or elected, presented to the Governor of
the Commonwealth, complaining of an illegal primary or election
or false return of any judge of a court of any judicial district
of the Commonwealth, the Governor shall without delay, direct
the three president judges residing nearest to the courthouse
of the county composing the district, or, if more than one
county composes the judicial district, then those nearest the
courthouse of the most populous county of the district, to
convene without delay the court of common pleas of such county,
and proceed to hear and determine the complaint of the said
petition.
   (1737 repealed in part Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53)