Business Leaders And Organizations Across America Support Electoral Count Act Modernization
Washington, D.C.–Since a bipartisan group of Senators announced an agreement to modernize the Electoral Count Act, business leaders and organizations across America have made public statements in support of the legislation, adding to the chorus of business voices that are standing up and speaking out about the need to strengthen our democratic institutions. Powerful research from the Business & Democracy Initiative and conducted by Morning Consult shows that business leaders overwhelmingly agree that a “well-functioning democracy is important to a strong economy” while 81 percent of business leaders think that “businesses should act to ensure safe and fair elections.”
Here's what business leaders and organizations are saying about reforming the Electoral Count Act:
Small Business for America’s Future:
“Small Business for America’s Future welcomes the newly proposed, bipartisan Senate legislation to modernize the Electoral Count Act … This legislation would support Main Street entrepreneurs by protecting our elections and bolstering trust in democratic institutions, as a strong democracy is the cornerstone of a dynamic and inclusive American economy.”
“The future of our republic relies upon effective election administration, public trust in the results, and the peaceful transfer of power — and so do our markets and businesses. Our country cannot afford a constitutional crisis,” said Sarah Bonk, the founder and CEO of Business for America. “That’s why we’re mobilizing the business community to support passage of the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act through our sign-on letter to Congress at bfa.us/ecra.”
“We cannot risk another presidential election without fixing the Electoral Count Act,” said Matthew Weil of the Bipartisan Policy Center. “The aftermath of the 2020 election revealed significant ambiguities in our system for choosing the president that were too easily exploited to foment distrust and spur attempts to disrupt the lawful transition of power. This bipartisan Senate framework is a critical step for shoring up vulnerabilities, protecting election workers, and improving the voting experience.”
“Business Roundtable applauds the bipartisan group of Senators who have worked together to craft legislation to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887,” said Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten. “The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act makes important updates to the law to eliminate any ambiguities around Congress’s role or procedures. This legislation demonstrates the potential for bipartisan efforts to preserve trust and confidence in our nation’s democratic system”
“The business community understands that a strong economy is reliant on a strong democracy. We support the bi-partisan leaders in Congress working to ensure we uphold and protect our democratic process. The ECA is a critical step in restoring trust in our electoral systems and ensuring that we have free and fair elections - the bedrock of our democracy.”
Green America’s Green Business Network:
“As evidenced by the attempt to overthrow the 2020 presidential election results, the Electoral Count Reform Act is urgently needed to safeguard the U.S. election process and protect our democracy, the basis of our society. It would be unconscionable in the wake of recent efforts to overturn presidential election results for Congress to fail to pass the strongest possible law to ensure the integrity of these elections.”
“Protecting our democracy is a top priority of small business owners. They know that there can be no vibrant entrepreneurial economy without a strong democracy. One only needs to look at the weak economies of autocratic nations for proof. Modernizing the Electoral Count Act to address the 1887 Act’s ambiguities regarding the federal role in selecting the President and Vice President is clearly necessary. The now widely recognized undemocratic efforts to deny the American voters’ Constitutional right to choose their leaders must never be allowed to happen again.”
“Modernizing the Electoral Count Act is a commonsense step to secure the peaceful transition of power and strengthen our democratic institutions,” said Rhett Buttle, Founder and Principal at Public Private Strategies. “The way the Electoral Count Act was weaponized by anti-democratic actors during the 2020 elections was a direct threat both to our democracy and our prosperity. Business leaders and organizations across the country support this bipartisan effort because they know that strong democratic institutions are essential to a fair and prosperous economy.”
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