Luzerne County’s Democratic Party plans to file a court action attempting to force the county to add three candidates to the Nov. 4 general election ballot, county Democratic Chairman Thomas Shubilla said Monday.

The matter developed Friday afternoon, when Shubilla sent the county Election Board an email requesting to place three candidates on the ballot, saying the party has a right to nominate candidates to the seats due to the deaths of the prior office holders.

The party’s nominees and the seats, which would all be two-year terms: Rose Mary Frati, of Pittston, city treasurer; Anthony Guariglia, of Pittston, city council; and Joseph Timothy Cotter, of Dupont, Pittston Area School Board.

“I understand that this request is beyond the submission deadline but believe there are extenuatin

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