Tuberville, AG, GOP ask Alabama Supreme Court to affirm residency challenge dismissal

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 1,114

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville Thursday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s dismissal of a case challenging his residency, with the backing of the state Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Republican Party.

In a 62-page brief filed Thursday evening, attorneys for Tuberville called the plaintiffs’ appeal “preposterous,” writing that the Alabama Legislature has severely limited the courts’ abilities to hear election-related challenges under a law first passed …

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