New York (CNN Business) Hundreds of prominent executives from high-profile companies, including Amazon, Google, BlackRock and Starbucks, signed a statement that opposes discriminatory legislation that makes voting harder.
The statement, printed Wednesday in an advertisement in the New York Times, was organized by Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier, two of America's most prominent Black corporate leaders.
The statement called democracy a "beautifully American ideal" and for it to work, "we must ensure the right to vote for all of us."
"We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and to oppose any discriminatory legislation on measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot," it continued.
Wednesday's statement was a sign of solidarity after weeks of warring between Republicans and a smaller group of Georgia-based companies that spoke out after public pressure.
Persons:
Ken Chenault, Ken Frazier
Organizations:
CNN, Amazon, Google, BlackRock, Starbucks, New York Times
Locations:
York, Georgia , Texas, Georgia