Effective this fall, state statute no longer requires sheriff candidates to live in the county they wish to serve for a full year leading up to the election. Columbus County resident Gloria Smith filed a formal complaint, questioning whether Greene lived at the Cerro Gordo farm he listed as his primary residence when filing to run for Columbus County Sheriff. State representatives must live in their district for a year prior to the election, and state senators must live in the state for two years and their district for one year leading up to the election.