Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hoping to get the lawsuit challenging his residency dismissed. Photo: Courtesy Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Tommy Tuberville is defendinghis residency against a second challenge, but won't go before a judge till next week.
Why it matters: If the challenge succeeds, Tuberville could be removed from the November gubernatorial ballot.
The latest: Tuberville was originally set to appear today in Montgomery Circuit Court, but Judge Brooke E. Reid moved that to June 29 to hear motions to dismiss the lawsuit, writes WBRC.
Catch up quick: The Alabama GOP's 21-member steering committee dismissed an earlier challenge to his residency this month that was brought by his primary opponent Ken McFeeters.
"We looked at it with the facts. The contest was unsuccessful," state Republican Party Chair Scott Stadthagen said, per AP.
The latest challenge comes from veterans Brooke Lynn Dorgan and Justin Jude LeBlanc, and states that as the nominee for governor, his "eligibility is subject to legal challenge under Alabama's quo warranto statute."
Zoom in: The suit, in part, alleges that Tuberville established the Santa Rosa Beach, Florida house as his legal residence and kept the home in Auburn as a "game day house."
They're asking the court to declare him ineligible to run for governor and block Secretary of State Wes Allen from putting his name on the ballot.
The other side: Allen filed to dismiss the lawsuit Monday, FOX54 notes, arguing that Alabama courts can't interfere with ongoing elections.
The motion also says Allen isn't a proper party to the suit and that a quo warranto action can only challenge someone holding office, not a candidate.
Tuberville's legal team filed a motion to dismiss on the same day, Alabama Reflector writes, arguing that the Montgomery County Circuit Court doesn't have jurisdiction — but the Alabama GOP does.
