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Text Box: in town, wrote that, according to the Maryland Court of Appeals, “A person may have several places of abode or dwelling, but he can have only one domicile at a time” Merely living away from one’s residence temporarily does not cause the residency to end, when one has the intention to return. The confusion in the last election also revealed other problems in the town election process. The town charter provides that anyone at least 18 years of age, whether a citizen

Text Box: The question of whether a prospective voter was properly refused a ballot in the May 7 town election but was allowed to vote in the May 21 run-off election is being investigated by Mayor Debbie Beers. The woman in question, who works as an au pair for the family at 21 Wellesley Circle, was incorrectly told by town election officials that she was ineligible to vote May 7 because she had not been a resident in town for a year, according to her employer, Nick Lambert. He protested because he knew that the requirement to be an eligible voter in Glen Echo was residency of at least 30 days, not one year. At the May 21 run-off election, however, election officials did allow her to vote. In the meantime, the question arose of whether she actually was a resident at all, although she has lived in town for several months. The eligibility of this voter was particularly significant in this election because it appears that if she had voted in the first election there would not have been a tie between candidates Dan Macy and Robin Kogelnik and a run-off election would have been unnecessary. Mayor Beers said she does not believe au pairs can be considered residents here, since they are legal residents of another country or locale, and “you cannot be a resident of two places at once; you can only have one domicile.” Mr. Lambert, however, says his au pair is a legal resident of Maryland and that they have a letter indicating that she is entitled to attend a Maryland school at the in-state tuition rate. Town attorney Norman Knopf, in a letter clarifying residency in another case

Text Box: GLEN ECHO TOWN PICNIC, Saturday, July 21, 5:00 p.m. Town Hall lawn Please bring your own drinks, a salad, side dish or dessert for 8. The town will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, buns and Fixing, plates and plastic ware. Volunteers are graciously accepted; please call 301-320-4041