Order from the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, in American Oversight's ongoing lawsuit regarding the release of public records related to Georgia elections. American Oversight is seeking to depose Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger regarding his involvement in his office's pattern of stonewalling open records requests. The court denied Raffensperger's request to limit the scope of discovery in the case, but said that it would not rule on whether American Oversight may depose Raffensperger until other depositions have been completed.

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other state officials for records related to election operations, including communications with national Republican groups and records concerning Georgia’s Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force.

On Wednesday, American Oversight, represented by Caplan Cobb LLP, sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other state officials for failing to respond to dozens of open records requests for election-related material.

As stirring protests against police brutality gripped the nation’s attention and as the coronavirus continued its tragic spread through multiple states, Georgia held a chaotic primary election.

Open records request to the Georgia secretary of state's office seeking any guidance, directives, orders, or analyses — including, but not limited to, legal opinions, memoranda, emails, or other informal communications — relied upon by the Office of the Secretary of State to support its decision to investigate election complications in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, as announced on June 10, 2020. This record also seeks all records reflecting any briefing or situation report prepared for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger or Elections Director Chris Harvey regarding any aspect of the June 9, 2020 primary election.