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For Against Abstain 1,402,690,535 45,742,425 5,266,054","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2ddc10b5d9c00d43f8306aec7e0da39129a5cb81","claim":"ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - Commission a Civil Rights Equity Audit at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal - Commission a Civil Rights Equity Audit. 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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 1,040,794,362 65,304,188 9,654,302 337,946,162","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418023000070/0000764180-23-000070-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"d287875121307d13b71ca884e8fca476603f8e71","claim":"ALTRIA GROUP, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with Altria Values and Policies at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with Altria Values and Policies. 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