Emails obtained by American Oversight from Fulton County, Ga., provide insight into the partisan effort to dig up evidence of fraud after the election, and shed light on some of the tension regarding an attempt to oust the county’s elections director.

American Oversight has obtained records showing backlash among county election officials against efforts to give partisan actors control over election administration.

In a memo to interested parties, American Oversight outlines how the court settlement improves open records access for future requesters.

Top officials — including Georgia’s Gabriel Sterling — who stood firm against former President Trump’s stolen-election lies have nonetheless avoided criticizing, or have even voiced support for, anti-democratic voting restrictions.

In addition to focusing on threats to voting rights and democracy, American Oversight has also been working to hold Trump officials accountable for their actions.

Like Georgia's new voting restrictions, a partisan election audit in Arizona is predicated on the lie about widespread voter fraud.

It’s Sunshine Week, and we’re continuing to shine a light on the actions of state governments across the country to narrow access to our democracy or to use public office to serve the few.

See the latest in our investigations into the spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention centers, D.C. police response to last summer’s racial justice protests, and state and local officials’ involvement in the “Stop the Steal” rally.

The attempts to overturn the election and keep Trump in power failed, but the forces behind them are still active and have shifted their focus to imposing new voting restrictions.