Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
Title53 MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY |
PARTIII. GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION |
SUBPARTE. HOME RULE AND OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT |
CHAPTER29. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
SUBCHAPTERB. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OF HOME RULE CHARTER OR OPTIONAL PLAN OF GOVERNMENT |
§2926. Submission of question on form of government.
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If the government study commission recommends that the question of adopting a home rule charter or one of the optional plans of government authorized by this subpart shall be submitted to the electors, the municipal clerk or secretary shall, within five days thereafter, certify a copy of the commission's report to the county board of elections, which shall cause the question of adoption or rejection to be placed upon the ballot or voting machines at the time as the commission specifies in its report. The commission may cause the question to be submitted to the electors at the next primary, municipal or general election occurring not less than 60 days following the filing of a copy of the commission's report with the county board of elections, at the time the commission's report directs. At the election, the question of adopting that form of government recommended by the commission shall be submitted to the electors by the county board of elections in the same manner as other questions are submitted to the electors under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code. The commission shall frame the question to be placed upon the ballot as provided for in section 2925 (relating to form of question on form of government) and, if it deems appropriate, an interpretative statement to accompany the question.