Elections

How the Election Integrity Network Is Undermining Elections

How the Election Integrity Network is using its influence to make it harder to vote and easier to undermine election results.

Challenges to the 2026 Midterms in Arizona

Partisan forces — from local officials to the Trump administration — are threatening elections in the state.

Challenges to 2026 Midterm Election Administration in North Carolina

North Carolina’s changing election rules and pressure from partisan forces could make it harder for people to cast their ballots.

American Oversight v. DOJ — ELLY and Eagle AI Communications and Records

Lawsuit filed against the DOJ for records of communications with EagleAI and ELLY.

American Oversight v. DHS — Data Supporting Sec. Mullin’s Claim of 250,000 Noncitizen Voters

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against DHS for records showing the basis for Sec. Mullin’s claim that his department identified 250,000 noncit...

American Oversight v. USPS – Mail Ballot Portal

American Oversight lawsuit filed against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to compel the release records on the agency’s rushed attempt to roll out a ...

Watchdog Sues DOJ for Records on Federal Use of Error-Prone Voter Purge Tool ELLY

Lawsuit Comes as ELLY Founder Promotes Tracking Early and Absentee Ballots, Raising Concerns the Flawed Tool Could Be Used to Challenge Votes Alrea...

LDF, NAACP, and American Oversight Launch Investigation into Discriminatory Census Proposal That Could Radically Reshape Future Redistricting

Organizations Seek Records on Who Orchestrated Unprecedented Changes, Including Communications with White House Officials and Outside Political Groups

Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Tina Peters’ Access to Trump Admin, Federal Election Officials Ahead of Midterms

American Oversight Seeks Records on Contacts Between Convicted Former County Clerk, Her Associates, and Federal Officials Following Reported White ...

North Carolina Office of the State Auditor Communications on Early Voting

Records from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) in response to American Oversight’s request seeking communications concerning ear...

Records Request to the Yuma County Recorder’s Office Seeking Email Communications with the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Records from the Yuma County, Arizona, Recorder’s Office in response to American Oversight’s request for email communications with the Federal Bure...

Records from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor Regarding Dallas Woodhouse Communications with Election Officials

Records from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor in response to American Oversight’s record requests for communications between official...

A Guide to the People, Organizations, and Myths Threatening the 2026 Midterms

Why are watchdogs and lawmakers raising alarms about the upcoming midterms? We made a guide to explain.

How We’re Fighting for Democracy on America’s 250th Birthday

American Oversight is pushing back on the threats to free elections and fighting to hold government officials accountable.

A Judge Blocked Key Portions of Trump’s Anti-Voting Executive Order, But DOJ and States Continue Anti-Democracy Agenda

The anti-democratic push to undermine trust in our elections is alive and well, both in Trump’s Justice Department and in several states.

Why is an official overseeing criminal cases leading DOJ’s assault on California ballots?

Democracy Docket

Trump’s Commerce Secretary under pressure to use his powers to block voting machines

CNN Politics

Veterans and faith leaders will swarm election sites to block ‘intimidation’ from Trump’s poll-watcher squads

The Independent

The 2024 Anti-Democracy Playbook

Harnessing the power of the election denial movement is a key component of conservatives’ 2024 strategy. Here are the tactics anti-democracy activi...

The Campaign to Dismantle ERIC

How far-right misinformation and the election denial movement led nine states to reject the Electronic Registration Information Center

A Timeline of the Government’s Response on Jan. 6, 2021

The precise timeline of events on Jan. 6, 2021 — the day that a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud...