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.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 102 - Procedures for Incorporation
Section 10201 - Creation of cities
Section 10203.1 - Incorporating resolution
Section 10204 - Resolution certification and form
Section 10204.1 - Notice of election
Section 10205 - Returns of election
Section 10206 - Vote against incorporating as city
Section 10207 - Letters patent and boundaries
Section 10208 - Property of entities vested in city
Section 10209 - Temporary preservation and city organization