§ 504Petitions by County Board; Action by Court on Petition or Report

The county board of elections may also
petition the court for the division or redivision of any
township, borough, ward or election district into two or more
election districts, or for the alteration of the bounds of any
election district, or for the formation of one or more election
districts out of two or more existing election districts, or
parts thereof, or for the consolidation of adjoining election
districts, accompanying its petition with a map and a verbal
description of the boundaries of the proposed new election
districts which must have clearly visible physical features
conforming with census block lines from the most recently
completed Federal decennial census. The petition must also
include a certification of the number of electors registered
in each of the resulting election districts for the immediately
preceding general or municipal election. Upon the presentation
of any such petition by the county board, or upon the filing
by the board of its report and recommendations as to any
petition presented by qualified electors under the provisions
of section 503 of this act, the court may make such order for
the division, redivision, alteration, formation or consolidation
of election districts, as will, in its opinion, promote the
convenience of electors and the public interests: Provided,
however, That the court shall not make any final order for the
division, redivision, alteration, formation or consolidation
of election districts until at least ten days after notice shall
have been posted in at least five public and conspicuous places
in the district or districts to be affected thereby, one of
which notices shall be posted on or in the immediate vicinity
of the polling place in each such district. Such notice shall

state in brief form the division, redivision, alteration,
formation or consolidation of election districts recommended
by the county board, the number of electors registered in each
district at the immediately preceding general or municipal
election, and the date upon which the same will be considered
by the court, and shall contain a warning that any person
objecting thereto must file his objections with the clerk of
the court prior to such date. Upon the making of any such final
order by the court, a copy thereof shall be certified by the
clerk to the county board of elections.
   (504 amended Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1246, No.150)