The Bureau of Elections and its officials are defendants in the case.
Carey was ordered by President Judge Michael Conahan to pay the City of Wilkes-Barre $11,056 for legal expenses incurred to review a petition listing approximately 1,300 signatures.
Carey had spearheaded a petition drive to change Wilkes-Barre City's charter so that residents would have had a greater voice in legislation pertaining to city government.
Her goal was to get a referendum on the ballot to give voters a say about the East Northampton Street fire station shut down by Mayor Tom Leighton.
City officials claimed Carey deceived people into signing the petition believing they supported keeping the fire station open and not changing the city's charter.
After the petition was submitted, Assistant City Solicitor Bill Vinsko and his staff compared the signatures to a list of registered voters in the city.
Carey withdrew her petition prior to the hearing and was subsequently ordered to reimburse the city for legal expenses.
Carey's lawyer, Lisa A. Welkey, claimed Carey should not be liable to reimburse the city because the petition was withdrawn prior to the hearing and there was no evidence supporting the legal cost to review the petition.
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