{
  "id": "ann-plga-2025-sections-55-56",
  "recordType": "actAnnotation",
  "actSourceId": "src-punjab-local-government-act-2025",
  "provision": "Sections 55 and 56",
  "heading": "Residents elect UC members and the members elect the town mayor",
  "plainEnglish": "Voters cast one vote in a multi-member Union Council ward. The winning UC members and reserved-seat members then elect the Town mayor and two deputy mayors by a show of hands.",
  "readingType": "direct-reading",
  "subjectTags": [
    "elections",
    "mayor",
    "union-councils"
  ],
  "evidenceState": "verified",
  "citations": [
    "cit-plga-2025-sections-55-56"
  ],
  "lastCheckedDate": "2026-08-08",
  "reviewState": "reviewed"
}