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Pa. Const. art. IX, § 2
Home rule
Municipalities shall have the right and power to frame and adopt home rule charters. Adoption, amendment or repeal of a home rule charter shall be by referendum. The General Assembly shall provide the procedure by which a home rule charter may be framed and its adoption, amendment or repeal presented to the electors. If the General Assembly does not so provide, a home rule charter or a procedure for framing and presenting a home rule charter may be presented to the electors by initiative or by the governing body of the municipality. A municipality which has a home rule charter may exercise any power or perform any function not denied by this Constitution, by its home rule charter or by the General Assembly at any time.
History
Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article IX were adopted April 23, 1968, P.L.App.11, Prop. No.6.
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- palegis.us
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- 2026-09-30
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