A number of major figures in the world of sports co-signed a letter sent to West Virginia senator Joe Manchin in support of the passage of the “Freedom to Vote Act” through U.S. congress.
One of those figures was Alabama head coach Nick Saban who is a longtime friend of Manchin.
Saban, along with former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, NBA legend and executive Jerry West, former WVU athletic director Oliver Luck and former NFL player Darryl Talley signed the letter.
The bill that’s combined with the “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,” which the five men hope to be passed would expand voter registration and voting access while limiting the removal of voters from the voter roll.