Topic: Voting Rights

Voter-ID Proposals in States Across the Country

May 28, 2021
In many states, conservative lawmakers are responding to 2020’s record turnout by proposing voting-rights restrictions, including voter identification requirements. We’re investigating the origins and influences behind new proposals in states like Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and New Hampshire.

News Roundup: Sham Audits and the Fruits of Disinformation

May 27, 2021
American Oversight's fight for transparency in the Arizona Senate's sham "audit" of ballots cast in Maricopa County continued this week, with the court on Thursday scheduling an oral argument for July 7 in our lawsuit seeking the release of planning documents and records of related communications.

Arizona Audit Investigation Update: Arizona Senate Begins Releasing Fann’s Emails to American Oversight

May 25, 2021
American Oversight has obtained records in our investigation of the state Senate’s partisan audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results. arizona

Judge Sets Hearing Date in American Oversight’s Audit Litigation

May 24, 2021
An initial hearing is scheduled for this Thursday, May 27, in American Oversight’s public records suit against the Arizona Senate.

Florida Senate Communications Between the Office of Sen. Gruters and Voting Restriction Activists

May 24, 2021
Florida Senate records in response to American Oversight's request for Sen. Joe Gruters’ communications with specific voting-restriction activists. These records include invitations from individuals associated with the conservative group ALEC.

News Roundup: The Arizona Audit’s Ongoing Threat to Democracy

May 20, 2021
Every week seems to bring alarming and often incredible news from the Arizona election audit. American Oversight is now suing the Arizona Senate for related records.

American Oversight Sues Arizona Senate to Release Audit Records to the Public

May 19, 2021
The state Senate claims it doesn’t have “possession, custody or control” of key records of its own audit of Maricopa County ballots.

AZ Sen. Records Released in Response to Request for Records Regarding the Maricopa County Audit

May 14, 2021
Records released by the Arizona Senate in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation for records regarding the audit of the November 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County, Arizona.

News Roundup: The Jan. 6 Attack and the Big Lie

May 13, 2021
Top officials testified this week in a hearing about the deadly Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, one of the most glaring consequences of the stolen election lie.

Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Communications Regarding Texas Lawsuit Challenging 2020 Election

May 13, 2021
Records of communications between the Louisiana Attorney General's office and outside individuals, including voting-restriction activist Kris Kobach, regarding efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The production includes records related to the lawsuit filed by Texas seeking to challenge the 2020 presidential election results in four states that had voted against President Trump.