Danielle Root is the director of voting rights and access to justice on the Democracy and Government Reform team at the Center for American Progress. Root’s work at the Center focuses on election administration and security; voting rights; civil justice reform; and reforming the federal judiciary. Her work has been featured or cited by major outlets—including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, CNN, and MSNBC—and has inspired legislation at the state and federal levels.
Root holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and political science from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.
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| Enhancing Accessibility in U.S. Elections | Center for American Progress | July 8, 2021 |
| The Biden Administration Should Honor America’s Democracy Heroes | Center for American Progress | February 24, 2021 |
| The Need for a White House Office of Democracy Reform | Center for American Progress | January 15, 2021 |
| Unions Are Democratically Organized, Corporations Are Not | Center for American Progress | October 16, 2020 |
| 4 Ways Religious Communities Can Ensure a Safe and Fair Election | Center for American Progress | September 23, 2020 |
| Recruiting and Retaining Poll Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic | Center for American Progress | September 21, 2020 |
| 20 Ways Cities Can Promote Safe and Effective Elections in November | Center for American Progress | August 17, 2020 |
| Recent Spikes in Coronavirus Cases Highlight Critical Need for More Federal Elections Funding | Center for American Progress | July 17, 2020 |
| How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights | Center for American Progress | July 8, 2020 |
| U.S. Veterans Know, Trust, and Need Vote by Mail | Center for American Progress | June 30, 2020 |
| States Should Embrace Vote by Mail and Early Voting To Protect Higher-Risk Populations From Coronavirus | Center for American Progress | May 14, 2020 |
| Wisconsin Primary Shows Why States Must Prepare Their Elections for the Coronavirus | Center for American Progress | April 27, 2020 |
| In Expanding Vote by Mail, States Must Maintain In-Person Voting Options During the Coronavirus Pandemic | Center for American Progress | April 20, 2020 |
| States Must Act Now To Fortify Elections Against Coronavirus | Ms. Magazine | April 9, 2020 |
| States Must Act Now To Fortify Elections Against Coronavirus | Center for American Progress | April 8, 2020 |
| Election Contingency Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic | Center for American Progress | March 18, 2020 |
| 5 Principles for Civil Justice Reform | Center for American Progress | December 19, 2019 |
| The Federal Judiciary Needs More Judges From Historically Underrepresented Groups | Center for American Progress | October 17, 2019 |
| Building a More Inclusive Federal Judiciary | Center for American Progress | October 3, 2019 |
| Corruption Consultants | Center for American Progress | July 22, 2019 |
| The Case for Back-End Opt-Out Automatic Voter Registration | Center for American Progress | May 28, 2019 |
| Structural Reforms to the Federal Judiciary | Center for American Progress | May 8, 2019 |
| Bold Democracy Reforms That Build on H.R. 1 | Center for American Progress | April 10, 2019 |
| Pro-Voter Reforms Were Key to Young Americans Voting in the 2018 Elections | Center for American Progress | February 21, 2019 |
| Voter Suppression During the 2018 Midterm Elections | Center for American Progress | November 20, 2018 |
| Obstacles to Voting for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence | Center for American Progress | November 1, 2018 |
| Conservative Lawmakers Are Suppressing Voters—Here’s What You Can Do to Fight Back | Center for American Progress | October 26, 2018 |
| Protecting the Voting Rights of Americans Detained While Awaiting Trial | Center for American Progress | August 23, 2018 |
| Increasing Voter Participation in America | Center for American Progress | July 11, 2018 |
| State Election Security Spending Guidance for 2018 Omnibus | Center for American Progress | April 2, 2018 |
| State and Local Actions for Improving Election Security | Center for American Progress | March 14, 2018 |
| Election Security in All 50 States | Center for American Progress | February 12, 2018 |
| Voter Purges Prevent Eligible Americans from Voting | Center for American Progress | January 4, 2018 |
| 9 Solutions to Secure America’s Elections | Center for American Progress | August 16, 2017 |
| Millennial Voters Win With Automatic Voter Registration | Center for American Progress | July 19, 2017 |
| Keeping Voters off the Rolls | Center for American Progress | July 18, 2017 |
| Five Truths About Voter Suppression | Center for American Progress | May 12, 2017 |
| Trump at 100 Days: Case Studies of Trump’s Self-Serving, Special Interest Government | Center for American Progress | April 27, 2017 |
| Top 10 Risks and Remedies for Trump’s Conflicts of Interest | Center for American Progress | February 24, 2017 |
| Trump’s Threat to Investigate American Voters Is a Danger to Democracy | Center for American Progress | January 27, 2017 |
| Redistricting and Representation | Center for American Progress | December 5, 2016 |
| Americans Demand Democracy at the Polls | Center for American Progress | December 1, 2016 |
| Voter Fraud Isn’t Real—But Voter Suppression Is a Grave Danger | Center for American Progress | November 29, 2016 |
| Redistricting and Representation in the 2016 Elections and Beyond | Center for American Progress | October 19, 2016 |
| Federal Judge: Wisconsin Shows ‘Disturbing Pattern’ of Failing to Provide Access to the Ballot | Center for American Progress | October 19, 2016 |
