Tuberville faces renewed residency challenge in run for Alabama governor
- A new lawsuit filed Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court challenges Senator Tommy Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor, alleging he fails to meet the state's seven-year residency requirement.
- Alabama's Constitution requires candidates to be resident citizens for seven years before the general election; Tuberville needed to establish residency by November 3, 2019, to qualify for the November 3, 2026, vote.
- Plaintiffs argue Tuberville remained a Florida resident beyond that deadline, citing his 2018 Florida voting record, a $5.6 million Florida beach home, and frequent travel to the Florida Panhandle while serving in the Senate.
- Tuberville's campaign dismissed the complaint as a "ridiculous residency hoax," though the Alabama Republican Party's steering committee unanimously ruled him qualified for the ballot following a similar challenge earlier this month.
- Unlike previous party-level reviews, this court action could force production of tax returns, utility bills, and deposition testimony, potentially exposing problematic details for Tuberville's campaign before the November election.
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Tommy Tuberville's own words could get him disqualified from Alabama governor's race
A new Alabama lawsuit seeks to knock U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville off the November ballot for governor, using his own words against him.The complaint, filed Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court by Brooke Lynn Dorgan and Justin Jude LeBlanc — two Alabama military veterans — invokes Alabama's quo ...
Tommy Tuberville sued for not living in Alabama while running for governor
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) is being hammered over his residency again, but those arguments are being taken to a whole new level. In a lawsuit from "Brooke Lynn Dorgan and Justin Jude Le Blanc, as Realtors," sued Tuberville on behalf of the state of Alabama, challenging the eligibility of his candidacy to run for governor. The suit, which was posted by former Alabama prosecutor and MS NOW legal analyst Joyce Vance, alleges that Tuberville …
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