Hundreds of business executives signed on a letter released Wednesday condemning attempts to limit voting rights across the country in response to a number of GOP-led bills after Republicans urged companies to stay out of politics.
The New York Times reported that the letter, which will appear in advertisements in the Times and The Washington Post, was signed by executives from major brands, including Google, Amazon, Netflix and Starbucks, and is intended as an unbiased expression of support for the right to vote. .
“Clearly, there is overwhelming support in corporate America for the voting rights principle,” Kenneth Chenault, an organizer of the letter and former CEO of American Express, told the Times.
The statement also doesn’t mention specific accounts, so companies can avoid taking specific political positions against individual pieces of legislation.
“We are not prescriptive,” Chenault added to the Times. “There is not one answer.”
Several companies that have recently spoken out against newly passed laws in Georgia, including Coca-Cola and Home Depot, have not agreed to the letters, following Republican responses to statements calling for new voting restrictions in Georgia from state-headquartered brands. convicted.
Leader of the majority of the Senate Mitch McConnell
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In a statement to the Times about the letter, a Home Depot spokesperson said that “the most appropriate approach for us is to continue to underline our belief that all elections should be accessible, fair and secure.”
A spokesperson for JP Morgan Chase, who also did not sign the letter, added to the Times, “We made our own strong statement in public last month on the vital importance of every citizen being able to exercise their fundamental right to vote.”
Republicans in many states are considering restrictions on voting, including banning food and drink to those waiting in line and reducing access to ballots. Democrats and voting experts have accused the party of attacking minority voters who vote for Democrats in greater numbers with restrictions aimed at discouraging people from participating in elections.
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