Pennsylvania § 10205 - Returns of election.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 10205 — Returns of election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10205. Returns of election.
In each county in which a referendum question is submitted to the registered voters of a municipal corporation, the county board of elections shall return the vote cast on the referendum question to the following:
(1) The clerk of the court for the county.
(2) The governing body of the municipal corporation in which registered voters voted on a referendum question.
(3) If a majority of the votes cast by the registered voters of the municipal corporation are in favor of incorporating as a city, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 10205 cover?
Section 10205 ("Returns of election.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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