Momentum grows against restrictive voting efforts
The pushback against new voting bills and laws in numerous states is growing with dozens of nation’s largest corporations and business leaders signing a new statement objecting to “any discriminatory legislation.”
Signatories to the letter, published Wednesday in The New York Times, include Amazon, American Airlines, Bank of America, Google and Best Buy, as well as hundreds of business and civic leaders such as Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg.
“We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot,” the letter reads.
Opposition to the new legislation has been picking up momentum and it’s coming from sources that historically have steered clear of public statements related to politics.
Over the weekend more than a hundred top executives and corporate leaders gathered online to discuss their response to restrictive voting laws under consideration in several states and already enacted in Georgia. Media reports indicate the statement put out Wednesday was discussed during the weekend meeting. It comes after 72 Black executives signed a similar statement last month in the wake of changes to Georgia’s voting laws.