Bio
Sarah Brannon joined the ACLU in July of 2017 and is currently a deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project. Ms. Brannon’s expertise and area of focus is enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act. She was also part of the ACLU litigation team that stopped the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Decennial Census.
Ms. Brannon started her legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Paul W. Grimm in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She has 20 years of years of litigation experience, including trial and appellate work in many areas of civil rights and civil liberties. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations and nationally renowned law firms, including Hogan Lovells US LLP. Just previously to coming to the American Civil Liberties Union, Ms. Brannon was the litigation director at Project Vote. Ms. Brannon is a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and obtained a J.D. from University of Maryland School of Law.
Featured work
![In the foreground, posted on a telephone pole reads a sign "REGISTER TO VOTE", while a woman holds a sign saying "CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION NOW!" is in the background.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/05/register-to-vote-signs-b-400x266.jpg)
May 22, 2023
Honoring the Past, Paving the Future: Enhancing Voter Registration
![A sign reading "Register to Vote Here" next to an American flag.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/RegisterBlog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 20, 2022
National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here’s What You Need to Know
![Vice President Joe Biden appears on stage as he addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/03/Blog-Joe-400x266.jpg)
Mar 7, 2022
The White House Can Do More to Expand Voting Access
![Person holds sign that reads "register to vote here" near a voter registration booth on a Pennsylvania street](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/09/Voter-Registration-Day-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 28, 2021
Here’s What You Need to Know About the White House’s Plan to Promote Voting Access
![Photo from above of New York State Voter registration forms](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/09/NVRA-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 22, 2020
Nearly Three Million Voter Registration Applications Mailed to Low Income Voters
![Absentee ballots are seen through a mailbin](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/03/web20-votebymail-BlogImage-Wordpress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 23, 2020
This is No Time to Play Politics with our Democracy