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Documents from multiple Georgia counties on the 2018 midterm elections reveal unpreparedness and voter frustration at the polls
Documents obtained by MuckRock enumerate the voting issues present in Georgia’s 2018 midterm elections, which are now the subject of a Congressional investigation.

Help release files on alleged voter suppression in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial elections
The governor’s race in Georgia last year saw Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams lose by an incredibly close margin to then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp, igniting a national conversation about voter suppression. For a small fee of about $77, we can access constituent complaints and internal communications from the Board of Elections and Registration in Cobb County surrounding last November’s controversial elections.

This week’s FOIA round-up: Florida midterm recounts spark lawsuits, insanity pleas and recidivism in Oregon, and the CIA considered “truth serum” as a substitute for torture
In this week’s FOIA round-up, lawsuits mount across the Sunshine State amid recounts of three statewide races, and records reveal the Central Intelligence Agency considered subbing torture for “truth serum” interrogations after 9/11. What’s more, Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board claims low recidivism among those acquitted of crimes based on insanity claims, despite internal emails about a study that reveals the opposite.

Requester’s Voice: American Oversight’s Austin Evers
Austin Evers is the executive director of American Oversight, an independent watchdog that uses litigation to access documents the public is rightfully entitled to under FOIA protections. After serving as senior counsel to the State Department for transparency-related matters under the Obama Administration, Evers founded American Oversight in response to the election of President Donald Trump. Evers shared his experience in FOIA litigation and offered advice to requesters in an interview with MuckRock.

The 2016 presidential election in Massachusetts, by the numbers
The Massachusetts Election Commission’s post-election is a by-the-numbers breakdown of the ways the states’ citizens choose to submit their ballots.
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Policies & Procedures for Elections and Audits
Lynn Bernstein sent this request to the State Board of Elections of North Carolina