I understand that the Georgia voting restriction law just signed by Kemp in Georgia

[Atticus]

makes it a crime to provide water to someone standing in line to vote.

What about soft drinks---soda or Gatorade, etc.? If I hand a ginger ale to a parched citizen standing outside in the sun in line to vote, will I violate the law?

OR, what if I don't actually hand a bottle of water to them, but just smile and set one on the sidewalk near them and walk away?

OR, how about if a bunch of us just give thirsty people a drink and stand ready to get arrested? Would the ACLU or SPLC represent us?

This Jim Crow inhumanity has pissed off this old white guy! We must do all we can to resist it.

[cilla4progress]

1. Yeah but

FREEDUMB!

[Cattledog]

2. Food or water.

I guess GOP voters don’t get thirsty.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. No, because their voting lines are 10 minutes, not 10 hours.

Look at how many voting machines they place in repub areas as opposed to how few they put in Dem areas.

[keithbvadu2]

14. Georgia. All voting precincts should have the same number of voting machines per number of voters an

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Georgia. All voting precincts should have the same number of voting machines and access to vote per number of voters.

And other states.

Corrected... Georgia. All voting precincts should have the same number of voting machines per number of voters and access to vote per number of voters.

[Funtatlaguy]

15. Should, yes. But, Republicans don't play fair.

[world wide wally]

7. They make sure the lines don't get long in GOP districts

[Hoyt]

3. While I'm sure it can be abused, the law is aimed a solicitation of votes.

And there is already a law that covers that. This aspect is just playing politics.

[Takket]

4. if the courts don't crush it, HR1 has to

kill the filibuster

save America

[uponit7771]

6. +1, we'll see where Manchin stands cause we can keep the filibuster and just return it to old

... form of stand up and speak.

We'll see

[bluestarone]

8. If Manchin sits and does NOTHING after this, then

He's NOT HUMAN!

[Safety Dawg]

9. Section 33

(a) No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute or display any campaign material, nor shall any person give, offer to give, or participate in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, food and drink, to an elector, nor shall any person solicit signatures for any petition, nor shall any person, other than election officials discharging their duties, establish or set up any tables or booths on any day in which ballots are being cast:

(1) Within 150 feet of the outer edge of any building within which a polling place is established;
(2) Within any polling place; or
(3) Within 25 feet of any voter standing in line to vote at any polling place.

These restrictions shall not apply to conduct occurring in private offices or areas which cannot be seen or heard by such electors.

(e) This Code section shall not be construed to prohibit a poll officer from distributing materials, as required by law, which are necessary for the purpose of instructing electors or from distributing materials prepared by the Secretary of State which are designed solely for the purpose of encouraging voter participation in the election being conducted or from making available self-service water from an unattended receptacle to an elector waiting in line to vote.

I guess the poll officer could, theoretically, make self-service water available--but the law doesn't require it. It also doesn't say the poll watcher has to provide cups...or refill it when emptied.

So, I guess if one was to take this at face value, you would be breaking the law if you provided water to someone waiting in line who began to feel heat related illness? Or provided candy or crackers to someone who was having low blood sugar?

[PortTack]

10. JMHO there will be hundreds of ppl that will defy it and be willing to be arrested

[BootinUp]

11. This law is a joke. I doubt it will stand. Nt

[SweetieD]

12. The bill says "drinks" not just water.

[qwlauren35]

13. It's possible

that either the Georgia Supreme Court or the US Supreme Court will throw it out.

[unitedwethrive]

16. Is it against the law to give everybody in line a couple pennies?

Then someone else can sell them water for a penny a bottle...and sandwiches or tacos or any other sustenance for the same price. It doesn’t say you can’t sell them food and drink, does it?