Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2944 (2026)

Time and manner of submission of question.

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§ 2944. Time and manner of submission of question.

A referendum on the question of the amendment of a home rule charter or an optional plan of government shall be held when the election officials find that the initiative petition or ordinance of the governing body is in proper order. The referendum shall be governed by the provisions of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code. The election officials shall cause the question to be submitted to the electors at the next primary, general or municipal election occurring not less than the 13th Tuesday following the filing of the initiative petition or ordinance with county board of elections. At the election, the question shall be submitted to the voters in the same manner as other questions are submitted under the Pennsylvania Election Code. The county board of elections shall frame the question to be placed upon the ballot.

Cross References. Section 2944 is referred to in sections 3004, 3054, 3056, 3073, 3094, 3163, 3171 of this title.

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× “§ 2943, nor Section 2944, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2944, [3] refers to a government study commission.”

Pilchesky v. Lackawanna Cnty., 88 A.3d 954 (Pa. 2014). “*960 53 Pa.C.S. § 2944. . By expressly stating that the County Commissioners do not have the power to unilaterally eliminate County Offices, the County Charter likewise envisions the necessity of an ordinance for a referendum question providing for an amendment of the home rule…”

City of Pittsburgh v. Cnty. of Allegheny, 861 A.2d 881 (Pa. 2004). · cites it 2× “Section 2944 of the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2944, provides, “The county board of elections shall frame the question to be placed on the ballot.”

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