Pennsylvania § 2942 Initiation of amendment by electors or council

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2942 — Initiation of amendment by electors or council

Pennsylvania § 2942

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 53MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

PartPART III

Ch. 29GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subch.AMENDMENT OF EXISTING CHARTER OR OPTIONAL PLAN

This text of Pennsylvania § 2942 (Initiation of amendment by electors or council) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Pennsylvania primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2942 (2026).

Text

A referendum on the question of amendment of a home rule charter or an optional plan of government may be initiated by petition of the electors or such a referendum may be initiated by an ordinance of the governing body. A proposal for amendment of an optional plan shall be limited to the additional options provided for in section 2924 (relating to specificity of recommendations).

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI