Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appeal had become moot after Gosswiler's 2007 re-election.
Decisão extraída
The case was not dismissed as moot because the public interest exception applied, although the challenged 2005 term had ended.
Fundamentação extraída
There was no current practical interest, but the same residence issue could recur and the case had sufficient public importance; the later re-election was unchallenged and outside the case.