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Top US firms that backed Voting Rights Actdonate to groups working to undermine it

Watchdog data shared with Guardian shows contributions to Republican Attorneys General Association and others

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Lauren Aratani24 Aug 2026, 11:00 amUpdated 21h ago1 min readBusinessGlobal
Top US firms that backed Voting Rights Act donate to groups working to undermine it

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Watchdog data shared with Guardian shows contributions to Republican Attorneys General Association and others

Over a dozen US companies that signed a 2021 letter urging Congress to strengthen the Voting Rights Act continue to contribute to state political groups that are actively working to undermine the legislation, according to a campaign finance watchdog.

Researchers at the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), a nonpartisan organization that tracks financial disclosures, found that companies – including Airbnb, DoorDash, Target and Zillow – that signed the letter are contributing to groups known as 527 organizations that prop up key state races, according to data provided exclusively to the Guardian.

Over a dozen US companies that signed a 2021 letter urging Congress to strengthen the Voting Rights Act continue to contribute to state political groups that are actively working to undermine the legislation, according to a campaign finance watchdog.

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Source: The Guardian · Lauren Aratani. Published 24 Aug 2026, 11:00 am.

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