The former chair insists the club "needs to move on" despite the removal of the Graves Trusts being among the ECB conditions for the return of international cricket to Headingley
Colin Graves will support the reforms being proposed at Yorkshire despite being linked to Robin Smith's attempts to undermine the process and oust chair Lord Kamlesh Patel.
Members will vote on the fresh regulations designed to promote diversity in the wake of the racism crisis at the club at an EGM scheduled for March 31.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has set a deadline for the end of the month for the measures to be passed.
Among those changes must be the removal of the influence of the Graves Trusts - owed £15 million by the club - who have a veto on the appointment or removal of board members.
Graves says he is independent of the trustees, who he insists "don’t get involved in the running of the club".
Returning international cricket to Headingley is crucial for the financial health of Yorkshire, who have lost several major sponsors in the wake of the emergence of the racist treatment subjected to Azeem Rafiq during his spells at the club.
Ex-chair and president Smith has sought to disrupt the process of reform, questioning the appointment of Patel and raising an issue with a number of procedural errors which have delayed the vote. In an email between Smith and Graves, the former wrote he hoped Patel will "withdraw gracefully as soon as possible".
He also criticised the DCMS select committee's conduct during the scandal, accusing them of putting "unlawful pressure" on the ECB to suspend Yorkshire's right to host international cricket.
Lord Patel hopes reform at Yorkshire can be voted through next week (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
In an email asking for Smith to explain and retract his allegations, chair Julian Knight noted that Smith was working alongside Graves, who The Daily Mail have described as a "key player" in the ongoing debacle.
The Cricketer understands that Smith wants to see Graves restored to the Yorkshire board.
But Graves, who served as ECB chair between 2015 and 2020, has publicly backed the proposed overhaul a week out from the crucial vote.
"As a Yorkshire vice-president and member I have voted to support the changes as outlined by YCCC to its members," Graves told BBC Sport.
"I really hope that the legal advice taken by the club on these issues is sound and solid.
"The club now needs to move on, and get back to staging International matches and playing cricket at the highest level in England and Wales.
"The talent that Yorkshire continues to produce is outstanding, as shown in the recent West Indies Test match where four out of 11 players came through the Yorkshire academy."
The ECB are "deeply concerned about reports of division" while the Professional Cricketers' Association says Smith's actions are "endangering the future of one of the greatest clubs in England".
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