Topic: Voting Rights

FOIA to the Georgia Governor’s Office Asking for Gubernatorial Expense Reports at Trump Properties

July 30, 2019
FOIA to the Georgia Governor’s Office asking for any expense reports indicating whether the governor has been conducting business at Trump properties.

FOIA to the Kentucky Governor’s Office Asking for Gubernatorial Expense Reports at Trump Properties

July 30, 2019
FOIA to the Kentucky Governor’s Office asking for any expense reports indicating whether the governor has been conducting business at Trump properties.

FOIA to the Texas Governor’s Office Asking for Gubernatorial Expense Reports at Trump Properties

July 30, 2019
FOIA to the Texas Governor’s Office asking for any expense reports indicating whether the governor has been conducting business at Trump properties.

No Records Response from Hancock County Regarding Communications with Voter Fraud Activists

July 26, 2019
The Hancock County Board of Elections in Georgia claimed it had no records responsive to our request for communications with groups like the Heritage Foundation and Public Interest Legal Foundation.

Travis County in Texas Guidance Records Received from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office Regarding Voter Roll Maintenance

July 18, 2019
Travis County in Texas advisories, directives, and guidance documents received from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office regarding voter roll maintenance with a focus on Advisory 2019-02, which began Texas’ now-terminated attempt to purge non-U.S. Citizens from the voter rolls. These records span from January 2017 to May 2019.

Records from Broward County in Florida Regarding Voter Fraud Activists

July 17, 2019
Records response from Broward County in Florida by the Supervisor of Elections to American Oversight's public records request for communications with public figures and activists, such as former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach

Records from Dallas County in Texas Regarding Communications with Voter Fraud Activists

July 16, 2019
Records from the Dallas County Elections Administrator regarding communications with public figures and activists who have prominently claimed that voter fraud is widespread and advocated for restrictions on voting.

No Records Response from Zavala County, Texas, Regarding Voter Roll Maintenance Directives

July 12, 2019
Zavala County, Texas, stated that it had no records of directives or other guidance from the state elections director regarding voter roll maintenance.

Starr County in Texas Election Officials Communications with Voter Fraud Activist Groups

July 10, 2019
Records reflecting communications between Starr County election officials and individuals or entities, such as the American Civil Rights Union, that have advocated for restrictions on voting on the basis of preventing voter fraud.

Glomar Response from FBI Regarding Russia Hacking of Florida Government in 2016

July 8, 2019
The Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigations responded to American Oversight's request for records on Florida county governments hacked by Russia in 2016 with a "Glomar," meaning that the agency refuses to confirm or deny the existence of such records.