Judge dismisses suit challenging Sen. Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor

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Source: PBS News/AP

Jul 9, 2026 5:12 PM EDT


MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville does not meet the residency requirement to run for governor of Alabama.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid dismissed the case on jurisdiction grounds after finding that she did not have the authority to decide the eligibility of a party's nominee prior to the general election.

Reid, a Democrat, wrote that she had "wrestled" with the decision but there is no legal precedent directly addressing the dispute.

Tuberville, who has represented Alabama in the Senate since 2021, is the Republican nominee for governor. The lawsuit argued that Tuberville does not meet the Alabama Constitution's seven-year residency requirement to be governor of Alabama.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-dismisses-suit-challenging-sen-tubervilles-eligibility-to-run-for-alabama-governor

[mahina]

1. So that's it?

Jesus Mary and Joseph. Good luck Doug Jones.

[Lovie777]

2. He lives in Florida...........................

what a bunch of crap, but it is a ruby red state and apparently rules don't apply to red states.

Republicans are the actual fraudsters.

[Bengus81]

3. Rules..any rules don't apply or for that matter are rarely enforced on republicans

Platner out,but crickets when it comes to Republicans tossing that fucking CRIMINAL Ken Paxton out of his US Senate run.

Who'd a thunk it?

[DrFunkenstein]

4. The "Law and Order" Party...

Doesn't have much regard for the law when it doesn't suit them.

Remember this whenever the GOP suggest that "law and order" is something more than a racist dog whistle.

[Grins]

5. Because of jurisdiction issue.

So why was it filed in Montgomery COUNTY Circuit and not in state court?

[melm00se]

6. That is exactly

the 1st question that popped into my head.

The governor is a state office but the court is a county level.

The plaintiffs should refile in the Alabama state court system.

And this judge might've done the plaintiffs a favor by kicking it back so quickly as they have time to refile.

If the judge had ruled against Tuberville, it would have been certainly appealed to a Tuberville friendly judge who would have put a stay on place of the county judge's order and then slow-walked it until it became a moot point.

[Bengus81]

7. Senator Pat Roberts from Kansas years ago stopped living in Kansas

He lived in DC or Maryland but owned a rental in western Ks and claimed that was his residence. He'd stop in once a year and claim that was enough. These fuckers never stop..........