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

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.

Records from the Pickens County Board of Commissioners and Board of Elections in Georgia in response to American Oversight's request for communications concerning proposed or implemented changes to the authority, composition, or member selection method of the county’s Board of Elections (BOE). These records include communications for BOE members Wil Bell and Tara Cannon.

Records request to the Pickens County Board of Commissioners and Board of Elections in Georgia seeking communications concerning proposed or implemented changes to the authority, composition, or member selection method of the county's Board of Elections.