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53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2929 (2026)

 Limitation on changing new form of government.

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§ 2929.  Limitation on changing new form of government.

The voters of any municipality which has adopted a home rule charter or an optional plan of government pursuant to this subpart may not vote on the question of changing the form of government until five years after the home rule charter or optional plan became effective.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2014 · leading case: In Re Petition for Agenda Initiative, 821 A.2d 203 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003).
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In Re Petition for Agenda Initiative, 821 A.2d 203 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “Section 6111-C(c) of the Second Class County Charter Law provides that the question of changing a form of government approved by the voters may not be submitted to the voters earlier than five years after the Charter's approval date, whereas Section 2929 of the Home Rule Charter…”
Pilchesky v. Lackawanna Cnty., 88 A.3d 954 (Pa. 2014). · cites it 4× “Nevertheless, Pilchesky stresses that the Commonwealth Court erred in characterizing the question adopted by Ordinance 224 as simply an amendment to the Charter because the purpose of 53 Pa.C.S. § 2929 is to prohibit a change in the form of government for five years in an effort…”
In Re Voter Referendum Petition Filed August 5, 2008, 981 A.2d 163 (Pa. 2009). “Given that changes in the form of government are prohibited for five years following a prior change in government, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2929, Appellees argue that a new change in government would be time barred given the referendum in May 2005 to consolidate row offices in Allegheny…”
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