{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-10407","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 10407","heading":"Voting procedures.","body":"(a) Publication.--The county board of elections must tabulate and publish the results of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation within 30 days of the election. A certified copy of the results shall be placed on record with the minutes of council.\n(b) Positive vote.--If a majority voted in favor of creating or dividing a ward or the detachment of a part of a ward to be attached to another ward, council shall proceed to create or divide a ward or detach a part of a ward to be attached to another ward in accordance with the report and shall number the new wards if necessary.\n(c) Negative vote.--If a majority voted against creating or dividing a ward or the detachment of a part of a ward to be attached to another ward, further action may not be taken and a new petition on the same question may not be resubmitted until two years from the date of the election.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 104 CREATION AND DIVISION OF WARDS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=104\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"5dd0cd735d7d7146f3cf74fa30a12fb91b0ed4069ed5957a82921419099ec975","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-10406","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-10408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}