In re Nominating Petition of Weinberg

HERRON, J.,

INTRODUCTION

In objecting to the nomination petition of Marty Weinberg for mayor of Philadelphia, petitioner, Happy Fernandez, challenges whether he has satisfied the three-year residency requirement for mayor. In essence, she alleges that he abandoned his Philadelphia domicile — albeit perhaps for only a period of months — in favor of a home in Bala Cynwyd that was purchased in December 1997 and then inhabited by candidate Weinberg’s stepson and daughter-in-law in April 1998 until it was sold in October 1998. Following an evidentiary hearing, this court found the evidence presented…