Business for America — Vote Safe 2020

Business Letter to Congress: We Need to Protect the 2020 Election from COVID-19

‍No one should be forced to choose between protecting their health and exercising their right to vote. If we take action now, we can protect public safety while ensuring our employees and communities are heard on Election Day.

‍‍Join hundreds of business leaders in signing our letter to Congress in support of secure absentee ballots and safe in-person voting sites for the 2020 election.

‍Partner with BFA over the coming months as we encourage governors, state legislatures, and secretaries of state to ensure the 2020 election is safe, secure, accessible, and accurate. Learn how your company can donate supplies and equipment, and/or enlist your employees to help election officials run safe, secure, accessible elections in your community.

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“There has never been a more important moment to make sure our employees and communities voices are heard. As a business committed to inclusion, we are calling on Congress to ensure in-person voting will be safe for all, and encourage expanding availability of vote-by-mail.”

Fabian Garcia, President
Unilever North America

“I believe that business leaders like me have a duty to protect the health of our employees, customers, and communities. At the same time, we have a duty to help protect our democracy. We can do both with voting by mail.”

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President & CEO
ECOS

“A successful democracy is dependent on active participation by its citizens. Anything that enables broad, secure and efficient participation by citizens—such as voting by mail—should be encouraged. It is an already widely used tool in many states, it is time to enable its use fully.”

Hugh Welsh, President & General Counsel
‍DSM North America

“Policy change is crucial to addressing issues of environment, equity, and justice. We urge elected officials to provide the tools needed for our community to be active and engaged citizens including exercising our right to vote, safely, in-person or by mail.”

Jenn Swain, Global Senior Sustainability Manager
Burton

“Vote By Mail makes it possible, no matter where our employees are, to exercise their constitutional right. Anything that makes voting easier and more accessible supports increasing inclusivity - an important core value to Eileen Fisher.”

Amy Hall, Vice President of Social Consciousness
Eileen Fisher

"We strongly believe that if every American were able to cast a vote, most of our larger problems—including climate change, equity, poverty, education—would take care of themselves. Mail-in ballots are a step in that direction."

Auden Schendler, SVP of Sustainability
Aspen Skiing Company

“The wellness of our employees at Badger is key to our success. Their ability to vote is part of that. Vote By Mail enables our team to effectively contribute to improving the civic health of their communities. Being able to vote without barriers, especially during this time of the pandemic is essential. Voting by mail ensures that.”

Rebecca Hamilton, CEO
W.S. Badger Company

“Recent primaries show 'in-person only' voting in the midst of a health crisis forces voters to choose between their safety and the opportunity to cast their ballot. Given the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, we support a secure and accessible vote-by-mail system that allows registered voters to easily and safely participate in our democracy.”

Michelle Kalberer, Co-Owner/Co-CEO
Klean Kanteen

Signatories

The following companies have signed our nonpartisan letter urging Congress to provide the resources necessary for the states to offer voters secure absentee ballots and safe in-person voting sites for the 2020 elections.

270

Companies

142K

Employees

$83B

Revenue

Corporate Signatories

247Solar
A2 Walk and Talk Therapy
aBoBoBook
Activist Skincare
The Added Edge
Adventure Kitchen
Aerie EDI Group
All Good
Allvecia Natural Skin Care
Alpharank
American Green Consulting Group
Amicus O&M Cooperative
Amicus Solar Cooperative
Amyris
Anji Mountain
Arabella Advisors
Arcweb Technologies
Arizona Federal Credit Union
Arosa+LivHome
Arriviste Coffee
Aspen Skiing Company
Avocado Green Mattress
Axigent Technologies Group
Azavea
Azimuth Energy
Backpacker's Pantry
Ballot
bambu
Basic American Foods
Bay Concierge
Beautycounter
Bee's Wrap
Ben & Jerry's Homemade
Benefix
Better APC
bibo coffee co.
The Big Playhouse
Blue Mountain Outfitters
Bollare
Boulder Organic Foods
Bountiful Books
Brigata
brightwheel
Bryant Infrastructure
Bureo
Burgess Aircraft Management
Burgess Law Firm
Burton
C.F. Bender
C&M Motors
c|change
Carolina Solar Energy
CauseLabs
Central Maine Taxi
Cheshire Law Group
ChicoBag Company
CivicMakers
Clare V.
Classy
Cobbs Creek Healthcare
Comedy Central
The Complimentary Bar
Cox Automotive
Cox Communications
Cox Enterprises
Credo Mobile
CS Yacht Management & Service
Danforth Pewter
The Daniele Company
Dealer.com
Decisely
Demeter Fragrance Library
Denali Summit Partners
Design Energy
Designlab
Diamond + Branch Marketing Group
Digital Deployment
The Disruption Society
DN Tanks
Dr. Bronner's
DSM North America
Dwellsy
ECOS
Edthena
Education Design
Eileen Fisher
Emerger Strategies
Eventbrite
Everlane
Fifth Dot Studio
FIG Catering
First Class Tutoring
First Merchants Financial Services
Flex Fusion Studios
Flying Fish Company
Forever Wild Seafood
Fors Marsh Group
Fulfilling Destiny Enterprises
Full Spectrum Wellness
Fully
Future Proof Brands
Garden Spirit Jewels
Generation Conscious
The Glinsky Group
GreenSpark Solar
GreenWeaver Landscapes
Guild Education
Gyro Creative Group
H2 Clipper
Hannon Armstrong
Hanover Partners
Harry's
Healthy Nature
Heart Centered Psychotherapy
Hess Design Works
The Hess Twins
HeyMama
High Plains Services
HigherRing
Hims & Hers
Hock Bratcher
House of Records
InMoment Software
Inspiring Capital
Invisible Thread
Ipsun Solar
IVC Media
Jackson/Clark Partners
JANE
Janska
JOY COLLECTIVE
Joy Culture Events
Joyful Wellness
Judith Lawrence Associates
JustLaws
Kakao
KEEN
Kempthorne Analytics
Ketchum
King Arthur Flour
Kit Lender
Klean Kanteen
La Colombe Coffee
Lantos Technologies
Leadership Momentum
Legacy Vacation Resorts
Lemonade
Lime
LineSync Architecture
Live Music Performance
Lumi
Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
LVG & Co.
MaCher
Maine Beer Company
Make it Radiant
Mango Materials
Manitou Rentals
Marketing Partners
Marrow
Massage Vermont
Master Clinician Network
McCrea
MCS Industries
Mediocre Creative
MegaFood
Metis Consulting Group
Metro Associates
Metro Pacific Business Development Services
Miele & Rymsza
Mighty Cricket
MMercer Consulting
Modern Optical International
Monarch Services
MoneySolver
Mosaic Creation
Ms Squaw
MTV
Namasté Solar
NEEV
New Belgium Brewing Company
New Directions Collaborative
Nixon
Nomads
Northwind Solar
Ocean Breeze Therapeutic
Oveja Negra
Owen Jones and Partners
Oxide Design Co.
Paperjam Press
Parachute
Paradoxa Botanicals
Patagonia
Poll Everywhere
Prep for Success
Progressive Healthworks
Promise Weddings
Prosperity Candle
pskaufman…
Quinn Foods
RabiaYMiel
Rachel Pally
Radius Labs
Ranker
Rasa
Rebel Green
Redemption Plus
The Redwoods Group
REI
Relish Studio
Resilient Being
REY architectural design
Richer Poorer
Rivanna Natural Designs
RSF Social Finance
S1 Medical
Salon 5844
Salt Palm Development
Saperde
Seventh Generation
The Shadow Group
The ShangriLa Group
Shier's Deli & Catering
Shifting Patterns Consulting
Smack Happy Design
Small Details
Solar States
Southern Energy Management
Spirit Forward Healing
Square
Stories By Design Events
SunBug Solar
SunCommon
Sunriver Sports
Sunsense Solar
Sustainable Brands
sweetgreen
Tahoe Mountain Sports
Tails A Wag Inn
Talenthouse Consulting
Teatulia Organic Teas
Techmana
Technicians for Sustainability
Teddy Stratford Apparel
Teton Mountaineering
Thinkshift Communications
THIRD EAR
Tolerable Planet Enterprises
Trailspace
Travel & Nature
Triangle Gluten-Free
Trillium Asset Management
Twin Rivers Photography
Unilever
Uptown Chair Upholstery
UserTesting
Verbiage Audio
Vermont Creamery
Vintage Frozen Custard
Violet Grey
Visceral
W.S. Badger Company
Warby Parker
Warehouse of Fixtures
Waste Free Earth
Weddings of Color
Work + Play
World of Good
YO

Business Groups & Trade Associations

Individual Signatories

Watch Our Webinar on Vote-by-Mail for 2020 Elections »

Our national webinar on the importance of voting securely by mail and how the business community can help features:
• California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
• Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman
• Amber McReynolds, CEO of the National Vote at Home Institute
• J.J. Huggins of Patagonia
The webinar discusses why business cares that elections are safe, secure, and accessible, and what business leaders can do to advance safe voting initiatives at the federal and state levels. Businesses are doing their part to educate employees about vote-by-mail and ensure staff have time off to vote or to complete their mail-in ballots on November 3rd.
Watch on YouTube »

Research & Reports

Reuters/Ipsos Poll: 72% of Americans support a vote by mail option
Sightline Institute: A well-designed vote by mail system is secure and safe from fraud.
Stanford University study: Vote-by-mail has no partisan impact
R Street Institute: Federal funding needs for state and local governments during the pandemic
Brennan Center Explainer: Why a vote-by-mail option is necessary
MIT Election Data & Science Lab: Voting by mail and absentee voting

Vote Safe 2020

See our business letter to Congress in support of safe voting in the 2020 Elections

Wall Street Journal • June 3 • Companies Push for More Access to Mail-In Voting

Business Letter to Congress: We Need to Protect the 2020 Election from COVID-19