The right to vote is a cherished birthright of all Americans. However, for much of this nation’s history the ability to exercise this most fundamental right guaranteed by the United States Constitution was denied to African Americans... [T]he Georgia legislature [has] passed a sweeping set of changes to the state’s election laws that will unquestionably make it harder for Black voters, in particular, to exercise their right to vote.

... This bill adds unwarranted restrictions on remote voting and disallows signature identification in favor of driver’s licenses in a state where over 200,000 Georgians lack a license. In addition, this law makes it illegal to use mobile voting units or to even provide food and water to voters standing in long lines. It also simultaneously expands the ability to purge large numbers of Black voters from the voter rolls for partisan political purposes.

... As Black business leaders, we cannot sit silently in the face of this gathering threat to our nation’s democratic values and allow the fundamental right of Americans, to cast their votes for whomever they choose, to be trampled upon yet again... Corporate America must support our nation’s fundamental democratic principles and marshal its collective influence to ensure fairness and equity for all... We call upon our colleagues in Corporate America to join us in taking a non-partisan stand for equality and democracy.