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No. 105, September Term, 1998 ELLEN E. STEVENSON, et al. v. EILEEN B. STEELE, et al. [Whether The Trial Court Correctly Determined That Dr. Eileen Steele Met The Eligibility Requirements Under The Maryland Constitution To Be A Candidate For The House Of Delegates]

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 105 September Term, 1998 ___________________________________________

ELLEN E. STEVENSON, et al.

v.

EILEEN B. STEELE, et al.

____________________________________________ Bell, C.J., Eldridge Raker Wilner Cathell Karwacki, Robert L. (Retired, specially assigned) Thieme, Raymond G., Jr., (Specially assigned), JJ. ___________________________________________ Opinion by Eldridge, J. ___________________________________________ Filed: December 7, 1998

The issue in this case is whether the trial court correctly determined that Dr. Eileen Steele met the eligibility requirements under the Maryland Constitution to be a candidate for the House of Delegates. The defendant-appellee, Dr. Eileen Steele, was the Republican nominee for the House of Delegates for legislative district 1C as a result of the primary election held September 15, 1998. The plaintiffs-appellants, Ellen Stevenson, et al., brought suit challenging Dr. Steele's eligibility to serve as a Delegate, claiming that Dr. Steele had not been domiciled in Maryland for the constitutionally required one year minimum period and had not been domiciled in legislative district 1C for the constitutionally required six month minimum period.1 After a two day trial in the Circuit Court for Allegany County, the court on

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