A corporate watchdog graded companies including Apple, AT&T and the Home Depot on voting bills, democracy and support for those who objected to the election.
"Americans overwhelmingly say corporations should stand up for democracy, yet we're seeing the vast majority of major companies failing miserably," Kyle Herrig, the president of Accountable.US, said in a statement to CNBC. Herrig plans to send letters to the CEOs of the 10 lowest scoring corporations.
The new scorecard could put further pressure on companies to alter both their plans for the 2022 midterm elections and overall engagement on voting rights legislation. The scorecard also arrives as the House select committee investigating the origins of the Jan. 6 attack by supporters of former President Donald TrumpOver 140 Republican lawmakers moved to object to the results of the 2020 election after the Jan. 6 riot. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Many corporations after the Jan. 6 attack said their PACs would stop contributing to campaigns of the objectors, or to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.At least $5 million have gone from corporate PACs to 2020 election objectors this cycle, Accountable's data shows.
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