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American Oversight Releases Report on Anti-ERIC Push and Its Threat to 2024 Election

The report provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the election denial movement led several states to abandon the bipartisan Electronic Registration Information Center — and what it means for voting rights and U.S. democracy.
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Behind the Scenes of Abortion Travel Bans

June 5, 2024
American Oversight has begun obtaining records in its investigation of how anti-abortion rights activists are pushing travel bans that prohibit the use of certain roads for travel to obtain an abortion.

Documents Reveal Thousands of Texas Prison Heat Complaints in 2023 — and Perilously Slow Grievance Process

May 22, 2024
Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by NPR show that incarcerated individuals in Texas state prisons filed thousands of heat-related complaints.

Texas Court Upholds Injunctions Barring State from Investigating Families of Transgender Children

April 3, 2024
The Texas Court of Appeals upheld previously issued injunctions that bar the state from investigating families providing gender-affirming care to their children.

How New Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda’s Website Fuels Voter Fraud Activists

February 1, 2024
Records obtained by American Oversight show that information gleaned from VoteRef.com has fueled numerous voter challenges and fraud allegations.

Texas Appeals Court Rejects Paxton, Abbott Effort to Evade Accountability and Dismiss American Oversight’s Public Records Lawsuit

January 17, 2024
Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton have avoided sharing documents related to seven requests filed in 2021 and 2022.

Prominent Election Deniers’ Ties to ERIC Alternatives and Threats to Voting Rights in 2024

December 19, 2023
Conservative activists and Trump allies are pitching their own severely flawed alternatives to ERIC, presenting alarming implications for voting rights ahead of the 2024 election.

The Right-wing Pressure Campaign That Led States to Abandon Crucial Voter-Roll Maintenance Organization

December 15, 2023
Records obtained by American Oversight in its far-reaching investigation reveal the motivations behind states leaving the Electronic Registration Information Center.

News Roundup: Reinventing the Wheel — But Making It Worse

October 20, 2023
This week: Problematic replacements for a key voter-roll maintenance tool, efforts to hide redistricting-related plans from the public, and an update from our Wisconsin litigation.

American Oversight Sues for Records Related to White Supremacist Incidents in the Military

June 8, 2023
Two lawsuits seek the release of records related to white supremacist activity and ideology among servicemembers.