Topic: Voting Rights

Texas Gov. Records Released in Response to Request for Communications with Select Voting-Restriction Activists

May 26, 2022
Records released by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in response to American Oversight’s request for communications with select voting-restriction activists.

DOJ Records Released in Response to Request for Communications about Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Investigation

May 25, 2022
Records released by DOJ in response to American Oversight’s request for communications with the White House about the publication of a press release about the investigation.

News Roundup: Gone Rogue

May 20, 2022
As false claims about election fraud continue to reverberate around the country, a Wisconsin judge raised concerns that the state’s election inquiry is out of control.

The ‘Alternate Electors’ Plot to Overturn the 2020 Election

May 20, 2022
American Oversight’s investigation of efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election resulted in the release of false electoral vote certificates that were submitted by Trump supporters in seven swing states.

Wisconsin Assembly, Speaker given ‘one last crack’ at purging contempt in public records case

May 19, 2022
During a hearing on Thursday, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn ordered the Wisconsin Assembly and Speaker Robin Vos to produce an affidavit from Michael Gableman, who is leading the probe, by June 16 in order to avoid contempt penalties.

One Year Since Filing Lawsuit, American Oversight Releases Updated Report on Arizona Election ‘Audit’ Records

May 19, 2022
On Thursday, American Oversight released a new report that highlights major findings from our investigation of the Arizona Senate’s partisan “audit” of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County. 

News Roundup: The Cost of Undermining Elections

May 13, 2022
There is a high price for all the election investigations and “audits” — from undermining democracy and suppressing the vote to the actual financial costs.

Vos Reverses Pledge to Recoup Taxpayer Money That Paid for Gableman’s Trips to Arizona ‘Audit’ and Lindell ‘Symposium’

May 12, 2022
News about the reversal comes as Gableman’s contract has been once again extended, this time indefinitely.

News Roundup: The Frightening Road Ahead

May 6, 2022
Americans are reeling from the revelation of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.