Topic: Voting Rights

Georgia Governor’s Office Communications with Georgia Businesses Amid Push to Restrict Voting Access

June 9, 2021
Records from the Georgia Governor's Office in response to American Oversight's request for communications with prominent Georgia-based businesses from January to mid-April 2021. These records include related email communications.

Arizona Senate Records Regarding Election ‘Audit’

June 8, 2021
Records released in response to American Oversight's requests for records related to the partisan election "audit" of Maricopa County votes.

Arizona Senate Releases Emails Related to Election ‘Audit’ to American Oversight

June 4, 2021
On Friday, the Arizona Senate released records related to the sham "audit" of Maricopa County ballots, including emails indicating Senate President Karen Fann's frequent contact with Rudy Giuliani in December 2020, as well as a "personal call" from President Trump.

News Roundup: Undermining Democracy, One ‘Audit’ at a Time

June 3, 2021
After visiting the sham audit of votes cast in Maricopa County, Ariz., this week, Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers have called for their state to conduct a similar partisan review.

Georgia Office of the Governor Records in Response to Request for Contracts and Directives Regarding 2021 Redistricting

June 2, 2021
Heavily redacted records from the Georgia Office of the Governor in response to American Oversight's request for records of contracts relevant to the 2021 redistricting process, including for map drawing software, consultants, or legal counsel, as well as directives regarding the redistricting process.

Florida House of Representatives Contracts and Directives Associated with Redistricting

June 1, 2021
Records from the Florida State House of Representatives in response to American Oversight's request for contracts relevant to the 2021 redistricting process, including for map drawing software, consultants, or legal counsel, as well as any directives regarding the redistricting process. These records include relent service contracts.

Missouri Rep. Simmons Communications Regarding Bill to Restrict Acceptable Voter IDs

June 1, 2021
Records from the Missouri House of Representative in response to American Oversight's request for Rep. John Simmons seeking impact assessments and sent communications concerning H.B. 334, a bill to restrict the types of acceptable voter IDs. These records include communications regarding the bill.

Florida Rep. Grant Communications Regarding Redistricting

June 1, 2021
Records from the office of Florida Rep. Michael Grant in response to American Oversight's request for communications regarding the 2021 redistricting process.

Wisconsin’s Baseless Investigation of the 2020 Election

May 28, 2021
Following the 2020 election, Wisconsin joined a growing list of states where allies of former President Trump launched bogus “investigations” as part of an effort to cast doubt on the results and perpetuate the Big Lie that the election was somehow stolen. American Oversight's fight for the release of public records related to the investigation has shed light on the partisan and election-undermining origins of the taxpayer-funded operation.

Limiting Access to the Polls

May 28, 2021
Instead of embracing the historic turnout of 2020, some conservative state lawmakers are pushing proposals that would limit voter access in future elections.