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Executives from three-dozen Michigan-based companies, including Ford and General Motors, issued a joint statement against proposed voting bills that will make it harder to vote in Michigan and other states.

“Government must support equitable access to the ballot to ensure that all eligible voters can exercise their rights,” the statement said. “Government must avoid actions that reduce participation in elections—particularly among historically disenfranchised communities, persons with disabilities, older adults, racial minorities and low-income voters.”

“The statement was signed by GM’s Mary Barra, Ford’s Jim Farley and Mike Manley from Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler,” reports the Associated Press. “It also was signed by executives from all four Detroit professional sports teams—including Christopher Ilitch, owner of the Tigers and Red Wings—and the leaders of auto suppliers, a major utility, banks and other businesses.”