Entity: U.S. Election Assistance Commission

News Roundup: Reinventing the Wheel — But Making It Worse

October 20, 2023
This week: Problematic replacements for a key voter-roll maintenance tool, efforts to hide redistricting-related plans from the public, and an update from our Wisconsin litigation.

FOIA to EAC for Commissioners Palmer’s and McCormick’s Communications with Prominent Election-Denial Activists

May 24, 2023
Records request to the Election Assistance Commission seeking Commissioners Don Palmer's and Christy McCormick's communications with prominent election-denial advocates.

FOIA to EAC for Commissioner Palmer’s Communications About Heritage Foundation Secretaries of State Conference

May 24, 2023
Records request to the Election Assistance Commission seeking Commissioner Don Palmer's communications about the 2023 Heritage Foundation Secretaries of State Conference.

American Oversight Statement on EAC Adviser Cleta Mitchell’s Anti-Voting Presentation

April 20, 2023
Emails obtained by American Oversight show Mitchell using her Election Assistance Commission post to push an anti-voting agenda.

In the Documents: Cleta Mitchell’s Emails Criticizing Increased Use of Absentee Voting

March 30, 2023
Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who played a role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, was given a seat on the advisory board of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in late 2021.

EAC Calendars and Communications of Commissioners and Staff

March 10, 2023
Records from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in response to American Oversight's request for the calendars of Commissioner Christy McCormick and Commissioner Donald Palmer as well as McCormick's, Palmer's, and Special Counsel Tyler Herrmann's communications with a number of voting-restriction advocates.

EAC Communications Between Board Members and Prominent Advocates of ‘the Big Lie’

January 12, 2023
Records from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in response to American Oversight's request for Commissioners Don Palmer and Christy McCormick's communications with prominent Big Lie advocates.

American Oversight Sues Election Assistance Commission for Communications with Election Deniers, Voting-Restriction Advocates

August 2, 2022
American Oversight sued the Election Assistance Commission for the release of communications between select commissioners and known election conspiracy theorists and voting-restriction advocates, including EAC advisory board member Cleta Mitchell. 

Complaint: American Oversight v. EAC — Officials’ Communications and Calendars

August 2, 2022
Lawsuit filed against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission seeking the release of records requested by American Oversight reflecting board members’ communications with the Heritage Foundation and ‘Big Lie’ advocates. This lawsuit also seeks records related to board member Cleta Mitchel’s possible conflicts of interest.

FOIA to EAC for Commissioners Palmer’s and McCormick’s Communications with Prominent Advocates of the Big Lie

March 23, 2022
FOIA to the Election Assistance Commission seeking Commissioners Don Palmer and Christy McCormick's communications with prominent Big Lie advocates.