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NEW: We’re launching an investigation into Texas’ election “audit.” In Sept., the Texas secretary of state’s office announced a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 election — just hours after former President Trump publicly asked Gov. Greg Abbott to do so.
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

Trump’s demand for the investigation in Texas came nearly a year after he won the state by a 5.6 percent margin. The “audit” will focus on results in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Collin counties, all of which except Collin were won by Joe Biden.

We submitted 14 new records requests that ask for the release of communications from the secretary of state, governor, and attorney general’s offices as well as the elections departments & county commissioners in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, & Collin counties concerning this "audit."

The Texas effort follows similar democracy-undermining investigations in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and represents another attempt to sow doubt about the election’s outcome and give fuel to the Big Lie.

The results of the 2020 election are not in doubt and there have been no credible allegations of fraud or misconduct. The fallout from these baseless investigations is a deepening sense of democratic distrust and the undermining of the U.S.’s electoral system.

Our ongoing investigation into the “audit” in Arizona has already forced the public release of more than 80,000 pages of records, including emails revealing extensive partisan bias and involvement of conspiracy theorists in the ballot review.

https://twitter.com/weareoversight/status/1441494062700371970?s=20

These new requests are a part of our broader investigation into threats to democracy in Texas and across the country. More information on our investigations in Texas is available here.
americanoversight.org/investigation/…