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53 Pa.C.S. § 901 Short title and scope of chapter
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(a) Short title of chapter.--This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Reapportionment Act. (b) Scope of chapter.--This chapter applies to the following entities: (1) Municipalities. (2) Units of government created and existing under Subpart E of Part III (rel…
53 Pa.C.S. § 902 Definitions
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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "District." Includes a ward whenever wards are used as a subdivision for the election of members of the governing body. …
53 Pa.C.S. § 903 Reapportionment by governing body
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(a) General rule.--Within the year following that in which the Federal census, decennial or special, is officially and finally reported and at such other times as the governing body deems necessary, each entity having a governing body not entirely elected at large shall be reappo…
53 Pa.C.S. § 904 Reapportionment by court upon petition
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(a) Petition.--If there has not been a reapportionment by the governing body within the year following that in which the Federal census, decennial or special, is officially and finally reported, a petition signed by one or more electors who are residents of the entity may be subm…
