The New York Times has published a large list of corporations and individuals who are putting their names on the record as opposing GOP efforts to reform our voting laws as the state of Georgia did.
AXIOS – Hundreds of companies and executives released a letter on Wednesday condemning legislation that restricts “any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot,” per the New York Times.
It’s the most concerted action yet by big business in opposition to GOP-sponsored bills at the state level that limit mail-in ballots, implement new voter ID requirements and slash registration options, among other measures.
The signatories of the letter, which will appear in advertisements taking up two full pages in Wednesday’s New York Times and Washington Post, include General Motors, Netflix, Starbucks, Amazon, BlackRock, Google and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, among others.
I searched for and have found the biggest and most legible version of this list possible, so you can see all the names of corporations on the list. You will need to zoom in on this, and them some, in order to read it:
One thing that’s notable here is that, as Matt Whitlock pointed out, neither Coca-Cola nor Delta joined with these corporations and put their names on the list:
Notable in this NYT piece:
“Coca-Cola and Delta, which condemned the Georgia law after it was passed, declined to add their names” .. “were wary because of the blowback they had received after their earlier statements"
Or maybe they READ THE BILL. https://t.co/cWJDcwYtFY
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) April 14, 2021
I’d like to think they read the bill and decided it was far better than they’d believed, but it’s probably more likely to do with all of the heat they’ve taken on this to begin with. Either way, we know where they stand on this, so they’re names might as well be on the list as far as I’m concerned.