In the memo, Mr. Bastian said it was only after the law was passed that he truly understood the degree to which it would impose restrictions on Black voters. “That is wrong.”Mr. Bastian went further, saying the new law was based on false pretenses. “The entire rationale for this bill was based on a lie: that there was widespread voter fraud in Georgia in the 2020 elections,” he said. “Voting should be easy and accessible for ALL eligible voters.”Mark Mason, the chief financial officer of Citi, in a post on LinkedIn, called out the Georgia law as discriminatory. “I am appalled by the recent voter suppression laws passed in the state of Georgia,” said Mr. Mason, who is Black.

Source: International New York Times March 31, 2021 21:24 UTC