1/22/21
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Hartford – This past Tuesday, Tremont Public Advisors joined 73 businesses and 224 business leaders in filing an Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting efforts to prevent the State of Arizona from gutting key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
The cases, MARK BRNOVICH, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARIZONA, ET AL., Petitioners, v. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, ET AL., Respondents and ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY, ET AL., Petitioners, v. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, ET AL., involve provisions of Arizona election law which dis-proportionally result in minority voters from casting votes or having their votes properly counted.
As the brief states: “Business leaders have a strong interest in this case given that the strength of America’s economy and markets rests on one of the founding principles of our democracy: the right to vote. Just as companies have affirmed their interests in a diverse and inclusive workforce, which has been correlated with better economic performance, a fully representative democracy relies on a diverse and inclusive voting population protected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965,… and is vital to creating an environment that fosters economic growth and prosperity in the United States.”
“Tremont Public Advisors is proud to join nearly three hundred businesses and business leaders in support of protecting the basic rights of our citizens to vote. Our nation can only reach its full potential if we have a vibrant and inclusive democracy. These last few weeks have shown how important it is to carefully guard the building blocks of our republic from those who would disenfranchise millions of voters to gain political power.” stated Matthew Hennessy Managing Director of Tremont Public Advisors.
You can read the brief here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1257/166786/20210120113945519_Nos.%2019-1257bsacVoting%20Rights%20Act%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Business%20Leaders.pdf