美国联邦地区法院法官布鲁克·赖德（Brooke Reid）驳回了针对汤姆米·塔伯维尔（Tommy Tuberville）竞选资格的诉讼 [1]。该判决理由是法院在普选举行前无权裁定候选人资格，且目前缺乏直接解决此类争议的法律先例 [1]。
原告律师巴里·拉格戴尔（Barry Ragsdale）表示计划提起上诉，并强调有证据表明塔伯维尔实际居住在佛罗里达州 [1]。诉讼核心在于阿拉巴马州宪法规定州长候选人需满足七年居住期要求 [1]。支持原告方观点的证据包括财产税记录显示塔伯维尔夫妇拥有一套价值 560 万美元的佛罗里达海滨住宅，以及投票记录显示其最后一次在佛罗里达州投票为 2018 年 11 月 [1][1]。
相反，塔伯维尔竞选团队称该诉讼为虚假指控并赞扬了判决结果 [1]。他们提供的证据指出，塔伯维尔的名字于 2024 年被添加到位于奥本市一套估值约 29.178 万美元的房产产权中，且其投票记录显示已于 2019 年 3 月 28 日在阿拉巴马州注册投票 [1]。
A judge in Alabama has dismissed a legal challenge questioning the candidacy of U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville for state governor on grounds that courts lack authority to rule on candidate qualifications before an election [1]. The suit alleged that Tuberville failed to meet the seven-year residency requirement mandated by the Alabama Constitution [1]. Judge Brooke Reid rejected the case, citing a lack of jurisdiction and noting there are no direct legal precedents resolving this specific dispute in her court [1].
Tuberville's campaign team characterized the lawsuit as frivolous and praised the ruling [1]. In contrast, plaintiff attorney Barry Ragsdale stated his intention to appeal the decision, asserting that evidence proves Tuberville resides in a Florida beachfront mansion valued at $5 million [1]. Property tax records indicate the couple owns this residence worth approximately $6.02 million [1].
Regarding residency claims, the campaign maintains that Tuberville lives in an Auburn property with a valuation of roughly $291,780, where his name was added to the title in 2024 [1]. Voting records further support this timeline, showing Tuberville's last vote cast in Florida occurred in November 2018, followed by voter registration in Alabama on March 28, 2019 [1].