Topic: Voting Rights

Open Records Request to DeKalb County, Georgia, for Directives Regarding Challenged Ballots

February 7, 2020
Open Records Request to DeKalb County, Georgia, for directives, guidance, or instructions regarding counting and assessing the eligibility of voters who voted by provisional or challenged ballots. American Oversight also seeks records reflecting the number of provisional and challenged ballots cast, withheld, rejected, or approved in the county.

Open Records Request to Cobb County, Georgia, for Directives Regarding Challenged Ballots

February 7, 2020
Open Records Request to Cobb County, Georgia, for directives, guidance, or instructions regarding counting and assessing the eligibility of voters who voted by provisional or challenged ballots. American Oversight also seeks records reflecting the number of provisional and challenged ballots cast, withheld, rejected, or approved in the county.

Open Records Request to Gwinnett County, Georgia, for Directives Regarding Challenged Ballots

February 7, 2020
Open Records Request to Gwinnett County, Georgia, for directives, guidance, or instructions regarding counting and assessing the eligibility of voters who voted by provisional or challenged ballots. American Oversight also seeks records reflecting the number of provisional and challenged ballots cast, withheld, rejected, or approved in the county.

Fulton County, Georgia, Records Regarding Voter Language Assistance for Voters

February 6, 2020
Records from Fulton County, Georgia, in response to American Oversight's request for all email communications of specific Fulton County elections officials regarding language assistance for limited-English proficiency voters.

Gwinnett County, Georgia, Emails Regarding Accommodations for Limited-English Proficiency Voters

February 5, 2020
Gwinnett County, Georgia, email communications regarding the translation of election-related materials from English to Spanish for limited-English proficiency voters.

No Records Response from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office Regarding Directives for Voter Language Assistance

February 5, 2020
The Georgia Secretary of State's Office stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for instructions, including directives or guidance, regarding language assistance for limited- English proficiency voters.

No Records Response from Secretary of State Regarding Communications with Former Elections Consultant Mike Malone

February 5, 2020
The Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia has stated that it has no records of communications between its officials and former Randolph County elections consultant Mike Malone from January 1, 2018 to November 10, 2019.

No Records Response from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office Regarding Directives for Voter Language Assistance

February 5, 2020
The Georgia Secretary of State's Office stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for instructions, including directives or guidance, regarding language assistance for limited- English proficiency voters. (

Public Records Request to Florida Department of State Seeking the Florida Voter Registration System 2020 Maintenance Schedule

February 5, 2020
Public records request to the Florida Department of State seeking the Florida Voter Registration System (FVRS) 2020 Maintenance Window Schedule as of Feb. 1, 2020.

Texas Secretary of State Records Retention Schedule and Policies and Procedures Manual

February 4, 2020
The Texas Secretary of State’s records retention schedule, 2012 policies and procedures manual, and information security policy records.