拉克瓦纳州法官维护《地方自治宪章》,以填补空缺专员职位,支持民主党。 Judges in Lackawanna County uphold Home Rule Charter for filling vacant commissioner, favoring Democrats.

在宾夕法尼亚州拉克瓦纳县,法官坚持使用《地方自治宪章》来取代国家规则来填补一个空缺的专员职位。 In Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, judges have upheld the use of the Home Rule Charter over state rules for filling a vacant commissioner position. 该决定支持民主党在甄选候选人方面的作用,而不是仅由县法院受理申请。 The decision supports the Democratic Party's role in selecting candidates, as opposed to the county court alone receiving applications. 这项裁决保护了自1970年代以来实行的宪章程序,尽管这是法官之间的一项分裂裁决。 This ruling protects the charter process that has been in place since the 1970s, though it was a split decision among the judges.