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Pa. Const. art. VII, § 9
Fixing election districts
Townships and wards of cities or boroughs shall form or be divided into election districts of compact and contiguous territory and their boundaries fixed and changed in such manner as may be provided by law.
History
(Nov. 6, 1928, 1927 P.L.1043, J.R.6; Nov. 2, 1943, P.L.917, J.R.1) Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present Article VII (formerly Article VIII) were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874. The present article heading was amended May 16, 1967, P.L.1048, J.R.5, and the article was renumbered from VIII to VII by proclamation of the Governor of July 7, 1967, P.L.1063.
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- 2026-09-30
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