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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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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.

In the Documents: Behind-the-Scenes Communications About Georgia’s ‘Unborn Child Tax Exemption’ Guidance

January 25, 2024
The documents suggest there was confusion and debate about the documentation needed to qualify for Georgia’s controversial tax credit.

Prominent Election Deniers’ Ties to ERIC Alternatives and Threats to Voting Rights in 2024

December 19, 2023
Conservative activists and Trump allies are pitching their own severely flawed alternatives to ERIC, presenting alarming implications for voting rights ahead of the 2024 election.

The Scramble to Replace ERIC: How States That Left Nonpartisan System Have Fallen Short

December 18, 2023
The documents outlined in American Oversight’s far-reaching investigation show that states have scrambled to find viable replacements — none of which provide ERIC’s security, reliability, or effectiveness.

News Roundup: Investigating Efforts to Restrict Abortion Rights

November 10, 2023
In Tuesday’s elections, voters in three states sent a clear signal that limiting reproductive freedom is unpopular. We’re investigating other states’ efforts to restrict abortion.

Co-Defendants and Unindicted Co-Conspirators: What Public Records Reveal About Trump Allies’ Election Denial Activities

August 28, 2023
American Oversight compiled a guide to public records it has obtained that shed light on the activities and communications of individuals named or likely referred to in the recent DOJ and Fulton County indictments.

American Oversight Statement on Fulton County Indictment of Former President Trump for Efforts to Overturn Georgia’s 2020 Election Results

August 15, 2023
American Oversight has obtained and published records that shed light on the effort to upend U.S. democracy, including audio recording of a Trump call to a Georgia election investigator.
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American Oversight Sues for Records Related to White Supremacist Incidents in the Military

June 8, 2023
Two lawsuits seek the release of records related to white supremacist activity and ideology among servicemembers.

Fake Electors’ Continued Involvement in Anti-Democratic and Election Denial Efforts

December 21, 2022
Several of the individuals who signed their names to “alternate” electoral slates have been active in efforts to cast doubt on election integrity, including sham election reviews that have been investigated by American Oversight.