Pennsylvania § 8043 - Conduct of election.

§ 8043. Conduct of election.

(a) Certification of resolution and question.--The governing body, at least 45 days before any election called pursuant to section 8041 (relating to desire resolution and expense of certain elections), shall cause to be certified to the county board of elections of each county in which the election is to be held a copy of the desire resolution and the form of the question to be submitted to the electors.

(b) Regulation of election.--An election called pursuant to section 8041 shall be held at the place, during the hours and under the same regulations as provided by law for the holding of municipal elections. In receiving, counting and making returns of the votes cast, the inspectors, judges and clerks of the election shall be governed by the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code.

(c) Qualification of electors.--At the elections, only qualified electors of the local government unit, the debt of which is to be increased or approved by the electors, may vote.

(d) Election returns.--The election officers and clerks shall make return on forms provided by the county board of elections of the votes cast on the question to the county board of elections. The county board of elections shall compute the vote and transmit a certified return thereof to the governing body of the local government unit, which shall enter the same on its minutes. If the certified return shows that a majority of those voting on the question have voted in favor thereof, irrespective of any other statute requiring a greater percentage, the local government unit shall file with the department a certified copy of the desire resolution, the certified return and proofs of publication of the notice of election, whereupon the amount of the debt so approved shall constitute electoral debt from the date of the election, subject to the provisions of section 8044 (relating to finality of result of election).

Cross References. Section 8043 is referred to in section 8049 of this title.