In response to a boycott by black faith leaders in Georgia over the company’s apolitical stance on the state’s new electoral law, Home Depot cited their efforts to ensure the eligibility of their employees.
Black faith leaders in Georgia have targeted Home Depot as the company’s stance on the Peach State’s new electoral law, which has been the subject of widespread Democratic misinformation.
One of the leaders, Pastor Jamal H. Bryant, who called the infamous anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan “one of the greatest leaders of our people”, called a boycott of the Home Depot a “necessary evil” in a Tuesday New York Times article.
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Home Depot said in a statement to Fox News that the company “will continue to underscore our statement that all elections should be accessible, fair, safe, and support widespread voter turnout, and should continue to work on our workforce in Georgia and across the country.” ensure you have the information and resources to vote. “
The home improvement giant pointed out several examples of how they help their employees vote, including providing “tools and resources for our employees to engage directly with their local lawmakers”.
“We also promoted voter participation in the last election through our internal Get Out The Vote initiative and confirmed 15,500 voter registrations with our staff,” the Home Depot told Fox News.
The company also noted its work, which “brings together more than 1,800 employees with local volunteer opportunities at polling stations across the country, including 600 volunteer technicians in Atlanta to support complex technology issues and cybersecurity related to the elections.”
The Home Depot also said they “donated 9,200 plexiglass partitions across Georgia to help meet polling station security requirements.”
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Bishop Reginald T. Jackson is the leader of the boycott push, which includes Bryant. Jackson said the Home Depot “showed an indifference, a lack of response to calls, not only from clergy, but from other groups to speak out against this legislation.”
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Jackson also said the group doesn’t believe the issue is “simply a political matter”.
“This is a matter of securing the future of this democracy, and the greatest right in this democracy is the right to vote,” Jackson said.
Fox News’ Chip Bell contributed to this report.