In the fight over voting rights, activists say, businesses must demonstrate how sincere both pledges were. The final product was a 98-page omnibus that increased voting access in some ways: expanding early voting in most counties and improving polling place signage. With Republicans controlling the Georgia Legislature and governor’s office, voting rights groups looked early on to corporations for backup. But companies that think they can avoid engaging on voting rights are misreading this political moment, said Legum. Executives in the state fear new curbs on voting could do similar damage to the state’s public image.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 02, 2021 19:18 UTC