On November 6, Leadership Now Senior Advisor Richard Stoff co-signed an op-ed published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer along with five prominent Ohio business leaders. They urge Congress to pass much-needed reforms to the Electoral Count Act.

“American democracy enables free markets to thrive, in which consumers and employees have a stake. It’s no coincidence that nearly all of the world’s largest companies are founded and based in democracies.

But increasingly our elections, the very bedrock of our democracy, are under attack. An essential part of safeguarding our elections is fixing the glaring weaknesses in the rules governing our electoral and presidential transition process.”

Read the full op-ed: "Electoral Count Reform Act will strengthen our democracy and our economy: Albert B. Ratner and John E. Pepper"

Albert B. Ratner is the former co-chairman and CEO of Forest City Realty Trust in Cleveland, and John E. Pepper is the former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati.

Joining them in authorship:

Alex R. Fischer, former president and CEO of The Columbus Partnership.

Richard A. Stoff, senior adviser to the Leadership Now Project and co-founder and former President and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable.

Michael H. Thaman, former chair and CEO of Owens Corning in Toledo.

Thomas L. Williams, CEO of North American Properties and vice chairman and co-principal owner of the Cincinnati Reds.