In Re: Nom. of Huff; Appeal of Huff

Summary

The Court held that the statutory rule assigning a married person's residence to the place where the person's family resides does not apply when determining a candidate's constitutional eligibility to run for office. Constitutional residency instead requires a fact-intensive domicile inquiry considering physical presence and intent to remain, including but not limited to marital and household circumstances. Because the Commonwealth Court applied the statutory rule as a categorical bar and did not weigh the circumstances as a whole, the Court vacated and remanded for expedited reconsideration.