Topic: Voting Rights

Texas AG Emails Regarding Coronavirus Response and Election Administration

July 10, 2020
Emails produced by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in response to American Oversight's request for communications sent by top officials containing key terms related to coronavirus response and election administration.

Gwinnett County, Ga., Communications Concerning KnowInk and Dominion Voting

July 10, 2020
Records from Gwinnett County, Ga., in response to American Oversight’s request for communications with the voting machine vendors KnowInk and Dominion Voting. American Oversight seeks these records in light of Georgia’s public reports that operating challenges related to the state’s new voting machines delayed some results for the June 9th primary elections.

No Records Response from Texas Rep. G. Bonnen for Communications with Voting-Restriction Groups

July 10, 2020
The office of Texas Rep. Greg Bonnen stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications with voting-restriction groups.

No Records Response from Cobb County, Ga., Regarding Detained Voters

July 9, 2020
Cobb County, Ga., stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records — including communications, directives, and protocols — regarding absentee ballot request forms for detained voters who have not been convicted of a felony or are completing sentences for misdemeanors.

Investigations Update: Mike Pompeo’s Abuses of Office, Trump’s Loyalty Purges, and Caring for Uninsured Covid-19 Patients

July 8, 2020
From voting rights to the pandemic, here's a look at our new investigations from the past week.
Mike and Susan Pompeo in January 2019

Wisconsin Sen. Wanggaard Emails Regarding April 2020 Election

July 8, 2020
Emails produced by the office of Wisconsin Senator Van Wanggaard containing key terms related to the April 2020 election and the coronavirus pandemic.

Request to Wis. DOJ for Records of Spending Defending Redistricting Case

July 8, 2020
Public records request to the Wisconsin Department of Justice asking for records that show the office’s spending to defend the state in the redistricting case, Baldus et al. v. Brennan.

No Records Response from Texas Rep. D. Bonnen for Communications with Voting-Restriction Groups

July 7, 2020
The office of Texas Representative Dennis Bonnen stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications with voting-restriction groups.

No Records Response from Texas Senate for Communications with Republican Groups

July 7, 2020
The Office of the Texas Secretary of the Senate stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for legislators' communications with national Republican groups.

No Records Response from Ohio Legislators Regarding Communications with Voting-Restriction Groups

July 7, 2020
Multiple Ohio representatives stated that their offices had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications with voting-restriction groups.