McFeeters Sues Tuberville Over Alabama Governor Eligibility

0:00It's March 24th. Welcome to Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A Republican candidate for Alabama Governor, Ken McFedders, filed a lawsuit this week challenging U.S. depenny. Senator Tommy Tuberville's eligibility to run in the race. McFedders argues that Tuberville fails to meet the state's requirement of living in Alabama for at least seven years before the election. The suit was filed in Covington County Circuit Court, naming Tuberville and the Alabama Republican Party as defendants. It demands proof of Tuberville's residency within seven days and could lead to his name being removed from the ballot if he's ruled ineligible. Earlier this year, McFedders raised a similar residency challenge with the Alabama GOP at the end of January. That one, along with a challenge against state GOP chair John Wall, got dismissed in February. Tuberville's campaign dismissed a new lawsuit as a desperate move from a struggling rival. They point out that the senator has lived in Auburn since 2019 and returns there when

1:03not working in Washington. This legal fight adds tension to the Republican primary, with the court now set to review the residency claims ahead of the election cycle.