State Investigations

From attacks on voting rights to the mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic, American Oversight has been investigating misconduct and corruption in state governments since 2019. Click on a state to see our public records requests, any litigation we’ve filed, and records we’ve uncovered. States in which we have multiple, ongoing investigations are highlighted below.

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Investigating State Support for Anti-Abortion Centers

Health Care, Threats to Democracy

Right-Wing Attacks on Education and Student Expression

Civil Rights, Education, Threats to Democracy

Conservative States’ Migrant Transportation Programs

Immigration, Threats to Democracy

State-Led Immigration Enforcement Operations at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Immigration, Threats to Democracy

Maryland Gov. Hogan’s Use of Self-Destructing Messaging App

Government Transparency

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Anti-Critical Race Theory Tip Line

Education, Threats to Democracy

The ‘Alternate Electors’ Plot to Overturn the 2020 Election

Government Transparency, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability

Efforts to Audit and Undermine the 2020 Election in Pennsylvania

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy

Texas’s ‘Forensic Audit’ of the 2020 Election

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Wisconsin’s Baseless Investigation of the 2020 Election

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy

Limiting Access to the Polls

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Voter-ID Proposals in States Across the Country

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

The February 2021 Texas Power Outage

Environment & Energy, Government Transparency

New York’s Nursing Home Data Discrepancies

Health Care, Coronavirus Response

The Arizona Senate’s Partisan Audit of Maricopa County Election Results

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy

Florida’s Inequitable Vaccine Rollout

Health Care, Coronavirus Response

Arizona’s Anti-Democracy Legislation

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy

Attacks on Voting Rights in Arizona

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Voting Rights

Conservative Attorneys General Group’s Involvement in the Jan. 6 March to the Capitol

Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

Trump’s Pressure on Georgia Officials to Overturn 2020 Election Results

Government Transparency, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

The Failed Texas Lawsuit Challenging 2020 Election Results

Campaigns, Government Transparency, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

State and Local Officials’ Involvement in Jan. 6 Trump Rally and Capitol Attack

Domestic Terrorism and White Nationalism, Government Transparency, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability, Voting Rights

The Pandemic’s Spread in Florida

Health Care, Coronavirus Response

The January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Domestic Terrorism and White Nationalism, Threats to Democracy, Trump Accountability

Voting-Restriction Group’s Attempt to Purge Hundreds of Thousands from Georgia Voter Rolls

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Efforts to Undermine the 2020 Election Results

Campaigns, Voting Rights, Threats to Democracy, Voting Rights

Preserving Voting Rights in Kentucky

Campaigns, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Pushing For Transparency in Georgia Election Administration

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Election Fraud Task Forces and the Threat of Voter Intimidation

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Conditions in Migrant Detention Centers

Civil Rights, Immigration, Trump Accountability

Outside Interference in New Hampshire Redistricting Reform

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Wisconsin’s Voter-Roll Purge

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

The Trump Administration’s Response to Coronavirus

Health Care, Coronavirus Response, Trump Accountability

Georgia’s Voting Machines and Election Security

Business and Economic Policy, Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Restoration of Voting Rights in Florida

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

State Government Contacts with Voting-Restriction Activists

Voting Rights, Voting Rights

Threats to Democracy in the States

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Voting Rights