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Tuberville faces renewed residency challenge in run for Alabama governor
Challengers cite tax, voting and property records as the party weighs whether Tuberville meets Alabama’s seven-year residency rule.
- Alabama Republican Party leaders meet today in a closed-door hearing to determine if Senator Tommy Tuberville meets the Alabama Constitution's seven-year residency requirement for governor.
- Former primary opponent Ken McFeeters filed the challenge, arguing Tuberville fails the seven-year residency rule; McFeeters echoes accusations from Tuberville's 2020 Senate run when opponent Jeff Sessions labeled him a 'Florida Man'.
- Records show Tuberville voted in Florida in November 2018, yet the campaign cites 2018 tax returns as proof of Alabama residency; he also owns a $5.6 million Florida beach home with his wife.
- Alabama Republican Party Chairman Scott Stadthagen plans to announce a decision after the private hearing, though McFeeters stated he does not expect the party to conduct a serious investigation.
- Although Tuberville captured 85% of the primary vote, a court challenge to his residency qualifications remains likely regardless of the party's ruling, as constitutional language regarding residency remains ambiguous.
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Tuberville faces renewed residency challenge in run for Alabama governor
Alabama Republican Party leaders will hold a hearing Sunday on whether U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville meets the residency requirement to run for governor.
·New York, United States
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