Overview
- The Alabama Republican Party’s candidate panel on Sunday rejected a residency challenge to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a decision both campaigns confirmed Monday.
- Rival Ken McFeeters filed the challenge alleging Tuberville fails the state’s seven-year residency requirement and said he is considering a lawsuit to force disclosure of residency documentation.
- Tuberville’s campaign called the complaint a stunt and said it provided definitive proof he has lived in Alabama continuously since 2019.
- Alabama’s constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to be resident citizens for seven years before the election, a standard complicated by Tuberville’s 2018 Florida vote, an Auburn homestead exemption claimed in 2018, and his addition to the Auburn deed in May 2024.
- Property records show a homestead-claimed Auburn home appraised at about $292,000 and a Florida beach house valued around $5.5 million, details that critics say fuel continued questions likely to be tested in court.