Topic: Voting Rights

Arizona Senate Election Audit Records Previously Held by Cyber Ninjas

June 8, 2023
Records released by the Arizona Senate relating to the contractors involved in the "audit" of 2020 election ballots cast in Maricopa County. These records had previously been held by audit contractor Cyber Ninjas.

News Roundup: Eyes on Texas

May 26, 2023
On Thursday, a Texas House committee recommended that state Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached.

State ‘Election Integrity’ Units and the Threat of Voter Intimidation

May 22, 2023
Conservative leaders across the country have established state offices focused on “election integrity” as a response to ongoing myths about widespread voter fraud. Using records requests, American Oversight is investigating the structure and funding of these units, which threaten to intimidate voters and our democracy.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Communications Between Commissioner Spindell and Legislative Audit Bureau

May 5, 2023
Wisconsin Elections Commission records in response to American Oversight’s request for communications between Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Robert Spindell and the Legislative Audit Bureau regarding a review of Wisconsin’s elections system.

American Oversight Statement on EAC Adviser Cleta Mitchell’s Anti-Voting Presentation

April 20, 2023
Emails obtained by American Oversight show Mitchell using her Election Assistance Commission post to push an anti-voting agenda.

American Oversight Lawsuit Comes to a Close After Two Years Fighting for Public Records from Arizona Senate’s Discredited Election ‘Audit’

April 19, 2023
American Oversight entered a settlement agreement having succeeded in bringing much-needed transparency to the “audit,” including the release of tens of thousands of pages of records as a result of the litigation.

News Roundup: Trump Indictment, Update from Wisconsin

March 31, 2023
On Thursday, we urged the Wisconsin Court of Appeals to uphold court decisions ordering the Office of Special Counsel — which conducted the State Assembly’s baseless and partisan investigation of the 2020 election — to produce related public records.

In the Documents: Cleta Mitchell’s Emails Criticizing Increased Use of Absentee Voting

March 30, 2023
Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who played a role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, was given a seat on the advisory board of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in late 2021.