Barry Ragsdale appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit to the Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday that challenges the residency of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).
The lawsuit was dismissed by Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid, a Democrat, last week.
The lawsuit filed by Ragsdale alleged that Tuberville is constitutionally prohibited from serving as governor "because he fails to satisfy the seven-year durational residency requirement contained in the Alabama Constitution."
However, Reid ruled on Thursday that she didn’t have jurisdiction over the issue.
Tuberville, a Republican, is running against former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, for governor in the November general election. Gov. Kay Ivey is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.
Tuberville told reporters on Monday he was “110% qualified to run” for governor.
“I would’ve never done this had I not had the facts in front of me, just unfortunate that they want to create some type of scenario where they put doubt in people’s mind. I’m 110% qualified to run,” Tuberville said. “I wouldn’t give up a Senate seat to do this if I wasn’t. Again, they’ll throw all kinds of things at us for the next three or four months, but we’re prepared for it. I think people will go out and vote their conscience and look forward to representing the people in a different way here in the state.”
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