Topic: Voting Rights

In the Documents: Election Denial in Shasta County, Calif.

October 6, 2023
Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by the Redding Record Searchlight shed light on Shasta County officials’ connections to prominent election deniers — and raise questions about investigations undertaken by the sheriff’s office.

In the Documents: Allegations of Interference by Election Denial Group During 2022 Michigan Recounts

October 4, 2023
An email obtained by American Oversight provides more details about complaints that some right-wing ballot challengers had disrupted recount processes in December 2022.

American Oversight Files Complaint Against Wisconsin Speaker Vos’ Secret Impeachment Panel for Violations of Open Meetings Law

September 20, 2023
American Oversight asks Dane County District Attorney to void any actions already taken in secret and to prevent further meetings of the panel created by Vos to advise on the potential impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Protasiewicz.

News Roundup: The Latest in Wisconsin

September 15, 2023
Yet another alarming indication of the influence election denialists wield over conservative lawmakers took place this week in Wisconsin.

American Oversight Seeks Records Related to Potential Impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

September 14, 2023
American Oversight filed a public records request for Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ communications related to threats to remove state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, including his reported consultation with former justices.

Records from Wisconsin Election Inquiry Released to Public After Extensive Litigation and Delay

September 12, 2023
In response to American Oversight’s successful litigation, the Wisconsin Assembly published records from the Office of Special Counsel’s partisan review of the 2020 election.

In the Documents: Witnesses for John Eastman’s Disciplinary Trial

August 23, 2023
Several potential witnesses for Eastman in his disciplinary trial, which began June 20, are part of a nationwide network of election deniers who have sought to undermine confidence in U.S. elections.

News Roundup: Familiar Names in the Fulton County Indictment

August 18, 2023
The indictment is yet another illustration of how wide-ranging the effort to undo Trump’s loss was.

News Roundup: Fake Electors and Voting Machine Schemes

August 11, 2023
Co-Conspirator no. 5 laid out the strategy for the fake electors plot in a newly uncovered memo, and election deniers discussed an alleged voting machine breach in Michigan in public records we obtained.

Emails Suggest Wisconsin Fake Elector and Elections Commission Member Was In Touch with Partisan Election Investigation

August 8, 2023
Documents obtained by American Oversight shed light on Wisconsin Elections Commission member Robert Spindell’s potential contact with Michael Gableman’s multimillion-dollar election investigation.