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Contest of reapportionment by governing body - 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 906

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     § 906.  Contest of reapportionment by governing body.
        (a)  General rule.--In the event there has been a
     reapportionment by the governing body pursuant to section 903(a)
     (relating to reapportionment by governing body) or 904 (relating
     to reapportionment by court upon petition), the reapportionment
     may be contested as not being in compliance with the criteria
     for reapportionment as set forth in section 903(b).
        (b)  Petition to court.--In order to contest a
     reapportionment, a petition signed by ten electors who are
     residents of the entity shall be submitted to the court of
     common pleas.
        (c)  Action on petition.--The court shall review the
     reapportionment plan and either accept the reapportionment plan
     and dismiss the petition or reject the reapportionment plan and
     return it to the local governing body for correction and
     resubmission to the court.
        (d)  Appointment of commissioners.--If the court sets the
     reapportionment aside, the court may appoint three impartial
     persons as commissioners.
        (e)  Report to court.--The commissioners appointed by the
     court or any two of them shall make a report to the court within
     the time the court directs and shall include with it a plot
     showing the boundaries of the present districts and a plot
     showing the districts as proposed by them, along with pertinent
     information relating to population and area of the proposed
     districts.
        (f)  Action on report.--Upon presentation, the court shall
     confirm the report nisi and shall direct that notice of the
     filing of the report shall be given by publication once in a
     newspaper of general circulation stating that exceptions may be
     filed to the report within 30 days after the report was filed.
     If no exceptions are filed or if the court dismisses the
     exceptions, the court shall confirm the report absolutely and
     issue a decree. The court in its decree shall designate a number
     for each of the districts.

        Cross References.  Section 906 is referred to in section 907
     of this title.

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