Pennsylvania Statutes Title 61 P.S. Penal and Correctional Institutions § 390.702. Referendum to authorize incurring indebtedness

(a) Submission of question to electors.--The question of incurring indebtedness of $200,000,000 for the repair, expansion, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of county prisons or multicounty regional prison facilities or the purchase of electronic monitoring equipment for alternative sentencing programs shall be submitted to the electors at the next primary, municipal or general election following the effective date of this chapter.

(b) Certification to county boards of elections.--The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall immediately certify the question under subsection (a) to the county boards of elections.

(c) Form of question.--The question shall be in substantially the following form:

Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the Commonwealth of $200,000,000 to repair, expand, construct, reconstruct and rehabilitate county prisons or multicounty regional prison facilities or fund capital needs to create or expand county alternative sentencing or treatment programs?

(d) Conduct of election.--The election shall be conducted in accordance with the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L. 1333, No. 320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code,  1 except that the time limits for advertisement of notice of the election may be waived as to the question.