Author: Estelle Rogers
One Voter
Former Project Vote legislative director Estelle Rogers shares a story of one new citizen's long and confusing journey in navigating Florida's voter registration process that ultimately ended without a vote. Read more
Sessions: He Hasn’t Changed and Neither Should Our Standards
Estelle Rogers, retired progressive advocate and former Project Vote colleague, writes on Jeff Sessions’ defeat for a federal judgeship in 1986 and his current nomination for the office of the Attorney General. Sessions, she writes, “hasn’t changed, and neither should our standards.” Read more
The View from the Bridge
Wonderful as the idea of a 50th anniversary weekend commemorating Bloody Sunday seemed, the risk was that it would only be a look backward. Connections needed to be made with what is going on now... Read more
In the Legislatures
Most state legislatures have now convened or are about to. Project Vote tracks state legislative activity relating to election administration... Read more
The Right to Vote Needs Defenders in High Places
What does the secretary of state do, exactly? No, not John Kerry: the secretaries of state of the STATES. Well,... Read more
Project Vote Testimony on State of Civil Rights
Project Vote submitted testimony today on “The State of Civil and Human Rights in the United States” for a hearing held... Read more
Time for Bipartisanship on Voting Rights
When the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals last week rejected the claims of Arizona and Kansas that their states’ voter... Read more
VRA Turns 49: Looking Back and Looking Forward at Voting Rights
Forty-ninth anniversaries don’t usually garner much attention, but today a 49th anniversary—though filled with pathos—is worth commemorating. The Voting Rights... Read more
Make Voting EASY
Recently, five forward-looking members of Congress introduced the “Equal Access to Support Youth Voting Act” or “EASY” (H.R. 5144). It... Read more