Residency Challenge to Romney's Campaign Is Rejected By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:10 p.m. ET BOSTON (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney is eligible to run for governor, a state board ruled Tuesday, unanimously rejecting Democrats' claim that he doesn't meet Massachusetts' residency requirement because of the time he spent in Utah running the Salt Lake City Olympics. The ruling apparently lays to rest a dispute that has dominated the governor's race for weeks. The Democrats said they would not appeal.