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American Oversight Releases Report on Anti-ERIC Push and Its Threat to 2024 Election

The report provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the election denial movement led several states to abandon the bipartisan Electronic Registration Information Center — and what it means for voting rights and U.S. democracy.
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Newsletter: Happy Sunshine Week!

March 15, 2024
Sunshine Week provides an opportunity to evaluate threats to public records laws across the country at a time when the fight for accountability is facing increasingly aggressive obstacles.

Christina Bobb Named Republican National Committee Counsel for ‘Election Integrity’

March 15, 2024
Documents obtained by American Oversight show how Bobb, a former Trump attorney and far-right television presenter, supported and advised partisan and baseless investigations of the 2020 election results in Arizona and Wisconsin.

American Oversight and Campaign Legal Center Urge Investigation into Potential Election Law Violation in Columbia County, Georgia

March 12, 2024
A contract with EagleAI for services related to Columbia County’s voter lists could violate a law passed last year.

Newsletter: The Lies That Feed Chaos

March 8, 2024
Thanks to the lies that the election denial movement has planted in recent years, the potential for chaos and false claims to infect this November’s elections are as alarming as ever.

Newsletter: Lawsuit Against DeSantis, Trump’s Delayed Trial, and Election Administration Worries

March 1, 2024
American Oversight sued Florida Gov. DeSantis’ office for the release of public records, alleging a pattern of unlawful delays in transparency.

American Oversight Sues Gov. DeSantis’ Office for Pattern of Unlawful Delay in Release of Public Records

February 29, 2024
Lawsuit seeks range of public documents and alleges unlawful delays are representative of Florida governor’s lack of transparency .

American Oversight Releases Statement on Proposed Utah Legislation Restricting Access to Public Records

February 23, 2024
The bill would significantly weaken the state’s public records laws by exempting elected officials’ calendars from the law.

News Roundup: Attacks on Public Records Access in the States

February 23, 2024
On the heels of a bill in Kentucky that ignited outrage for its attempt to upend the state’s public records law, legislators in Utah have introduced a bill of their own that threatens access to elected officials’ calendars.

News Roundup: A Win for Transparency in Wisconsin

February 16, 2024
American Oversight’s litigation this week resulted in the Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel acknowledging it deleted documents in violation of the state’s Public Records Retention Law.