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The proper courts of the county wherein the land is actually situated shall have jurisdiction of all matters arising out of elections, except that election contests (including primary election contests and other proceedings relating to primary election) arising out of borough and school elections, and elections in the matter of bonds for borough and school purposes, and other questions relating to borough and school matters, shall be tried in the proper court of the county wherein is situated the borough to which such land is annexed, or of the county in which a majority of the inhabitants of a consolidated borough resided at the time of such consolidation, and said courts are hereby given jurisdiction thereof.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 49109. Jurisdiction of courts in regard to elections - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-49109/
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