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Reapportionment by governing body - 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 903

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     § 903.  Reapportionment by governing body.
        (a)  General rule.--Within the year following that in which
     the Federal census, decennial or special, is officially and
     finally reported and at such other times as the governing body
     deems necessary, each entity having a governing body not
     entirely elected at large shall be reapportioned into districts
     by its governing body. The governing body shall number the
     districts.
        (b)  Composition of districts.--Districts shall be composed
     of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in
     population as practicable as officially and finally reported in
     the most recent Federal census, decennial or special.

        Cross References.  Section 903 is referred to in section 906
     of this title.

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