Topic: Voting Rights

Arizona Court Rules Again That Cyber Ninjas’ ‘Audit’ Records Are Public Records

March 3, 2022
On Tuesday, an Arizona judge denied in its entirety Cyber Ninjas’ latest attempt to dismiss our lawsuit seeking the release of records from the state Senate’s partisan election review.

Wisconsin Court Orders Release of Election Investigation Records

March 2, 2022
On Wednesday, a Dane County Circuit Court judge found that the Wisconsin Assembly’s Office of Special Counsel, along with the Assembly and Speaker Robin Vos, had violated Wisconsin’s Open Records Law by refusing to release documents related to its ongoing partisan review of the 2020 election results.

Report on Wisconsin’s 2020 Election Investigation Released

March 1, 2022
The election probe, ordered by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and led by conservative lawyer Michael Gableman, cost taxpayers at least $676,000 over nine months.

USAGM Records Released in Response to Request for Communications of Chief of Staff Emily Newman

February 28, 2022
Records released by United States Agency of Global Media in response to American Oversight’s request for communications of former Chief of Staff Emily Newman from before she left the agency. Newman was listed as an attorney on a Michigan lawsuit filed on behalf of former President Donald Trump that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.

Records Request to Multiple Entities for Communications Between Select Legislators and Proponents of the Big Lie

February 25, 2022
Records request to multiple entities across the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives for records reflecting communications between known proponents of the Big Lie and Sen. Sonny Borrelli, former Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, or former Rep. Anthony Kern.

Records Request to Multiple Entities for Communications Between Select Legislators and Reince Priebus or the Big Lie

February 25, 2022
Records request to multiple entities across the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives for records reflecting communications between former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus or known proponents of the Big Lie and Sen. Sonny Borrelli, former Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, or former Rep. Anthony Kern.

Records Request to Multiple Entities for Communications Between Select Legislators and Mark Meadows or Proponents of the Big Lie

February 25, 2022
Records request to multiple entities across the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives for records reflecting communications between Mark Meadows or known proponents of the Big Lie and Sen. Sonny Borrelli, former Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, or former Rep. Anthony Kern.

News Roundup: Threats to Voting Rights Accelerate

February 25, 2022
Here is this week’s latest news on our investigations into threats to democracy and voting rights, as well as on the pandemic in the U.S.

News Roundup: Exploiting the Big Lie

February 18, 2022
Catch up on the latest news about threats to democracy, voting rights, and the pandemic with this week’s newsletter.

Wisconsin Assembly Records Released in Response to Request for Communications Regarding Election Investigation

February 17, 2022
Records released by the Wisconsin Assembly and Speaker Robin Vo in response to American OversightÕs request for additional communications regarding the Legislature's investigation of the November 2020 presidential election.