Topic: Voting Rights

Investigations Update: Trump’s Election-Stealing Efforts in Georgia, DeJoy’s Communications, and Giroir’s Covid-19 Text Messages

January 5, 2021
See the latest in our investigations into voter suppression in Georgia, the president’s efforts to overturn election results, and the postmaster general’s communications.

American Oversight Demands Records of Raffensperger, Kemp Communications with White House and Trump Lawyers

January 5, 2021
Following news of the president’s alarming call with Georgia’s secretary of state, we’re investigating Trump’s efforts to pressure state officials to overturn election result

DeKalb County, Ga., Communications with the Secretary of State

January 4, 2021
Records from DeKalb County, Gerogia, in response to American Oversight's request for communications with the Office of the Secretary of State. These records include text and email communications between the DeKalb County Elections Board and the Georgia Secretary of State.

Complaint: American Oversight v. Nancy Boren et.al. – Muscogee County GA Records Regarding True the Vote Challenges

January 4, 2021
Lawsuit and emergency motion filed by American Oversight against the Muscogee County, GA, board of elections seeking records relating to the attempt by the right wing group True the Vote to challenge the voter registration status of Georgia voters. The lawsuit seeks records of county officials’ communications with True the Vote or the Public Interest Legal Foundation, another voting-restriction activist group, as well as with state or local Republican party officials or officials in the Georgia secretary of state’s office

American Oversight Sues Georgia’s Muscogee County for Records Related to Voter-Registration Challenges

December 30, 2020
The lawsuit seeks the immediate release of Muscogee County officials’ communications with the state GOP or the group True the Vote.

New Hampshire Secretary of State Communications Regarding HAVA Finds

December 29, 2020
Records from the New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office in response to American Oversight's request for records related to the use of Help America Vote Act funding for election support issues arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

North Carolina State Board of Elections Email Communications with USPS

December 23, 2020
Emails produced by the North Carolina State Board of Elections in response to American Oversight's request for communications between top state elections officials and representatives of the United States Postal Service. American Oversight sought these records in anticipation of the widespread use of mail-in ballots in the November 2020 election.

Records Released by the FL Governor in Response to Request for Emails Regarding Mike Bloomberg’s Donation to Florida Fines and Fees Fund

December 22, 2020
Records released by the Florida Governor in response to American Oversight’s request for email communications regarding Mike Bloomberg’s $16 million donation to assist people with felony convictions with paying court-ordered fines and fees, a pre-condition to having their voting rights restored under Florida law SB 7066.

American Oversight Seeks Records of Communications Between Georgia Election Officials and Voter-Purge Group

December 22, 2020
We’re asking county and state officials to release details of their contacts with a group trying to remove hundreds of thousands of Georgians from the voter rolls.

Investigations Update: Voting Rights in Georgia, Trump Loyalists at the Pentagon, and Giuliani’s Dubious Investigations

December 22, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into voter-roll purge attempts in Georgia, the White House’s Defense Department politicization, and vaccine-related pressure on the FDA