The appeal asks whether Alabama courts can enforce constitutional eligibility requirements before election deadlines overtake the unresolved Tuberville residency dispute.
Governor Kay Ivey scheduled Jeffery Lee's September 17 execution by lethal injection after federal courts blocked Alabama's planned nitrogen hypoxia execution.
Tuberville’s eligibility fight tests constitutional enforcement as congressional money, voting rules, public television and farm labor reshape Alabama politics this week.
The Court accelerated briefing in the residency challenge, but Alabama’s deadline for replacing a party nominee could pass before the appeal is fully briefed.
Appeal asks Alabama Supreme Court whether quo warranto can challenge a certified nominee’s constitutional eligibility before voters cast November ballots.