The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a redistricting-related case that raises a radical legal theory that could dramatically upend how federal elections are overseen.

Partisan actors eager to tilt the election playing field in their favor are pushing a new tactic in their voter suppression toolkit: the independent state legislature theory, a fringe constitutional interpretation under which only state legislatures have the authority to regulate federal elections. While the Supreme Court ruled against the theory in June 2023, American Oversight is continuing to use open records requests to investigate the efforts of right-wing activists and partisan state lawmakers to consolidate election administration power.

The refusal by officials in Cochise County in Arizona to certify their midterm results is a reminder of the toxic staying power of election denial.

Former CEO Doug Logan’s communications reveal contact with numerous election deniers about potential future audits as well as funding issues.

American Oversight sued the IRS for emails about James Comey and Andrew McCabe in light of recent news that Trump allegedly demanded the agency investigate them.

Tuesday’s midterm elections were yet another test of our endangered democracy.

The same tactics used to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election have already been deployed in advance of next week’s midterms.

In the two years since the 2020 election, Trump-allied conspiracy theorists and voter-fraud alarmists across the country have led efforts to sow distrust in U.S. elections, pushing government officials to embrace false claims of widespread fraud, coordinating with other election deniers, and encouraging a parade of sham election audits and partisan investigations.  

Leaf’s office has said that releasing records of communications with True the Vote, a group that propagates misinformation and lies about voter fraud, would interfere with law enforcement proceedings.