Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain
Amazon, Google, G.M. and Starbucks were among those joining the biggest show of solidarity by businesses over legislation in numerous states.
From left, Kenneth Frazier, the chief executive of Merck; Kenneth Chenault, a former chief of American Express; Mary T. Barra, who runs General Motors; and Kevin Johnson, who runs Starbucks.Credit...From left, Getty Images; Mike Cohen for The New York Times; Paul Sancya/Associated Press; Jason Redmond/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
April 14, 2021, 12:00 a.m. ET
Amazon, BlackRock, Google, Warren Buffett and hundreds of other companies and executives signed on to a new statement, expected to be released on Wednesday, opposing “any discriminatory legislation” that would make it harder for people to vote.