(a) Publication.-- The county board of elections must tabulate and publish the results of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation within 30 days of the election. A certified copy of the results shall be placed on record with the minutes of council. (b) Positive vote.-- If a majority voted in favor of creating or dividing a ward or the detachment of a part of a ward to be attached to another ward, council shall proceed to create or divide a ward or detach a part of a ward to be attached to another ward in accordance with the report and shall number the new wards if necessary. (c) Negative vote.-- If a majority voted against creating or dividing a ward or the detachment of a part of a ward to be attached to another ward, further action may not be taken and a new petition on the same question may not be resubmitted until two years from the date of the election.
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