Longtime and rarely publicly politically active pizza brand, Pizza Inn, has released statements today from CEO Brandon Solano that question the viability and even legitimacy of the U.S. election system, according to a news release.

Although no evidence thus far has been shown of any type of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, Solano said in the release that the election system nationally is broken and needs to be addressed.

"Like most Americans, we are alarmed by the uncertainties and resulting lack of faith in our election system," said Brandon Solano, Chief Executive Officer of Rave Restaurant Group Inc. "We have a right to fair elections with unchallenged legitimacy, and that begins with a system that is both transparent and secure.

Whether your candidate won or lost, we should all have confidence in a process that helps us celebrate, or at least accept, the results. The current election system is dangerous for our democracy, breeding uncertainty, unrest and in some extreme cases, political violence. This has to stop."

The release said that Pizza Inn was not advocating to overturn the election, but it said it and its leadership also did not believe "hastily certifying the results in Congress," scheduled to happen after today's electoral college count, was "appropriate."

"We are simply saying that since we don't know what happened, the prudent course of action is to conduct a 10-day audit of the vote to make certain that the man we inaugurate as President of the United States on January 20 is the rightful winner," the release said. "We fully understand the risks of wading into such heated political waters, but we believe some things – such as America's election integrity – are too important to stand by silently."

The brand said it is asking lawmakers to make the following changes to our federal election laws:

  • Requiring valid identification of all voters.
  • Matching signature, address and identification on all ballots.
  • Eliminating electronic voting machines until they have the ability to be audited.
  • Exclusively using paper ballots, for audit and recount purposes.
  • Eliminating mail-in ballots, as we should not prioritize voter convenience over election integrity.
  • Restricting absentee ballots, with exceptions for military, college students, disabled persons and the elderly.

"We will no doubt be vilified by some for these reasonable and responsible suggestions," Solano said. "We may even be accused of supporting voter suppression for recommending solutions that we believe would advance the cause of election integrity. But pursuing this worthy, non-partisan goal is not suppression; it's democracy in action."

Solano is CEO of Rave Restaurant Group, based in Texas, which is the parent company of both Pizza Inn and Pie Five, which have more than 200 locations systemwide.

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