Referendum roundup for November 2026 election

Voters in several municipalities in the Philadelphia suburbs will see referendum questions on their election ballots, including a countywide referendum in Delaware County:

Bucks County has no referendums.

Chester County

Malvern Borough: Home Rule Charter Referendum
Shall the Home Rule Charter of the Borough of Malvern be amended to reduce the number of Members of Council from seven (7) to five (5) members, effective January 3, 2028 so that two (2) Members of Council are elected in 2027 and every four (4) years thereafter, and three (3) Members of Council are elected in 2029 and every four (4) years thereafter?
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Tredyffrin Township: Home Rule Charter Referendum
Shall the Tredyffrin Township Home Rule Charter be amended to: (1) delete "except for the first Board to serve under this Charter, the members of which will serve for staggered terms as provided in § 1201 of this Charter" from Art. II., § 202; (2) clarify that the office of Supervisor shall be forfeited if the person is convicted of a crime that is comparable to a misdemeanor of the second degree or higher under Pennsylvania law;...
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East Whiteland Township: Board of Supervisors Referendum
Should two (2) additional supervisors be elected to serve in this Township?
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Delaware County

Countywide referendum
To the voters of Delaware County, Pennsylvania:
Shall debt in the maximum principal amount of up to $120 million be authorized for purposes of financing land conservation, including protecting drinking water sources, water quality in rivers and creeks, wildlife habitat, conserving trees to protect air quality, conserving wetlands to prevent flooding, providing greenways and parks, protecting natural areas from development, and related costs, to be incurred by the County as debt approved by the voters, requiring public disclosure and annual independent audits?
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Bethel Township
To aid in maintaining the Rachel Kohl Library
Do you favor increasing the annual tax on the assessed value of all taxable real property situated in Bethel Township from .027 mills to .037 mills to aid in maintaining the Rachel Kohl Community Library?
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Trainer Borough - Spanish version of countywide $120M referendum
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Montgomery County

Conshohocken Borough: Government Study Commission Ballot Question
Shall a government study commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of government of Conshohocken Borough, to consider the advisability of the adoption of a home rule charter, and if advisable, to draft and to recommend a home rule charter?
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Conshohocken Borough
Government Study Commission
(Vote for Not More Than Seven)
If the question of forming a government study commission is approved by the voters, seven people are required to be elected to serve on the commission. Regardless of how you voted on the question of appointing a government study commission, you can vote to elect candidates to the commission. You may vote for no more than seven candidates to serve on the study commission.
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Hatfield Township Referendum
Ballot Question
Do you favor the imposition of an increase in the earned income tax at the rate of twenty-five one hundredths of one percent (0.25%) to be used by the Township of Hatfield for the purposes of preserving undeveloped land and expanding opportunities for outdoor recreation; retiring indebtedness incurred in purchasing interests in real property and making additional acquisitions of real property for those purposes; and for expending funds for any purpose relating to the acquisition, planning for acquisition, preservation, improvement and maintenance of open space for an open space benefit?
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