Investigations Into Voting Rights

Voting rights are under attack across the country. Unfounded claims of voter fraud, purges of voter rolls, closing of polling places, and more have made it harder for Americans to exercise their right to vote. American Oversight is investigating threats to voting rights in multiple states.

Texas’s ‘Forensic Audit’ of the 2020 Election

In September, the Texas secretary of state’s office announced a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 election — just hours after former President Donald Trump publicly asked Gov. Greg Abbott…

The Arizona Senate’s Partisan Audit of Maricopa County Election Results

Efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona culminated in an "audit" of votes cast in Maricopa County. The discredited effort was instigated by a partisan majority in…

Wisconsin’s Baseless Investigation of the 2020 Election

Following the 2020 election, Wisconsin joined a growing list of states where allies of former President Trump launched bogus “investigations” as part of an effort to cast doubt on the…

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The Conspiracy-Driven Push for States to Abandon ERIC Voter List Program

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Texas’s ‘Forensic Audit’ of the 2020 Election

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Limiting Access to the Polls

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Voter-ID Proposals in States Across the Country

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Attacks on Voting Rights in Arizona

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Voting Rights

Attacks on Absentee Voting During the 2020 Campaign

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Voting Rights

Conservative Attorneys General Group’s Involvement in the Jan. 6 March to the Capitol

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

Trump’s Pressure on Georgia Officials to Overturn 2020 Election Results

Government Transparency, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

The Failed Texas Lawsuit Challenging 2020 Election Results

Campaigns, Government Transparency, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

State and Local Officials’ Involvement in Jan. 6 Trump Rally and Capitol Attack

Domestic Terrorism and White Nationalism, Government Transparency, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

Voting-Restriction Group’s Attempt to Purge Hundreds of Thousands from Georgia Voter Rolls

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Efforts to Undermine the 2020 Election Results

Campaigns, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Voting Rights

Preserving Voting Rights in Kentucky

Campaigns, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Pushing For Transparency in Georgia Election Administration

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Election Fraud Task Forces and the Threat of Voter Intimidation

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Outside Interference in New Hampshire Redistricting Reform

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Wisconsin’s Voter-Roll Purge

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Georgia’s Voting Machines and Election Security

Business and Economic Policy, Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Restoration of Voting Rights in Florida

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

State Government Contacts with Voting-Restriction Activists

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Threats to Democracy in the States

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Voting Rights