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1 إبريل 2021

الكاتب:
Shawna Chen, Axios

Top CEOs speak out against Georgia's voting restrictions

Facebook, Google and Patagonia are the latest major corporate players to express concern about Georgia's law curbing voting rights, which critics say will disproportionately impact Black communities... Facebook: "We support making voting as accessible and broad-based as possible and oppose efforts to make it harder for people to vote," Roy Austin, VP and deputy general counsel for civil rights, said.

... Google['s] Senior vice president Kurt Walker tweeted..."We're concerned about efforts to restrict voting at a local level and we strongly support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act." Patagonia: "Our democracy is under attack by a new wave of Jim Crow bills that seek to restrict the right to vote. It is urgent that businesses across the country take a stand — and use their brands as a force for good in support of our democracy."

... Bank of America: "Our history in fact is punctuated by the moments when we expanded that right to those to whom it had been denied too long. We must continue to right the wrongs of our past, and stand united in our advocacy for equal voting rights for all," Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan wrote in a message to employees.

Apple: "The right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. American history is the story of expanding the right to vote to all citizens, and Black people, in particular, have had to march, struggle and even give their lives for more than a century to defend that right," CEO Tim Cook told Axios.

... Business Roundtable: "The right to vote is the essence of a democratic society, and the voice of every voter should be heard in fair elections that are conducted with integrity. Unnecessary restrictions on the right to vote strike at the heart of representative government. Business Roundtable members believe state laws must safeguard and guarantee the right to vote."

... Microsoft: "We are concerned by the law’s impact on communities of color, on every voter, and on our employees and their families.

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