§ 15-7. Residency of candidates for elected office.

For purposes of any provision of the Charter requiring a candidate for office to be a resident of Denver or a resident of a council district for a specified period of time, residency shall be established in accordance with the following criteria:

(a)

The residence of a person is the principal or primary home or place of abode of a person. A principal or primary home or place of abode is that home or place in which a person's habitation is fixed and to which that person, whenever absent, has the present intention of returning after a departure or absence, regardless of the duration of the absence. A residence is a permanent building or part of a building and may include a house, condominium, apartment, room in a house, or mobile home. No vacant lot or business address shall be considered a residence.

(b)

The residence claimed by a candidate to establish residency to run for office shall be the same as the residence given for motor vehicle registration and for state income tax purposes.

(Ord. No. 113-09, § 11, 2-23-09)