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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida Republicans considering new election bill that would effectively ban giving voters water
Similar to a provision in Georgia's new election law, it's one of a number of proposals moving through the state's GOP-controlled Legislature.
March 29, 2021, 11:23 AM EDT
By Jane C. Timm
Florida Republicans are considering a bill that would effectively make it a crime to give voters food or drink, including water, within 150 feet of polling places.
State law currently prohibits campaigning within 100 feet of polling locations, but an elections bill introduced last week, H.B. 7041, expands that zone to 150 feet and includes a prohibition on giving any item to voters or interacting or attempting to interact with voters within that zone.
State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, a Republican from Spring Hill, said in a committee meeting last Monday that the ban would include food or beverages.
The proposal is similar to a measure in Georgias sweeping new election law that bans giving water, food or gifts to voters waiting in line, among many other restrictions. President Joe Biden, in condemning Georgia's law as outrageous and Jim Crow in the 21st Century," singled out that provision as evidence of suppressive intent in a state he flipped blue for the first time in decades.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/florida-republicans-considering-new-election-bill-would-effectively-ban-giving-n1262297
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Florida Republicans considering new election bill that would effectively ban giving voters water (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
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Fullduplexxx
(7,868 posts)1. It's a template they're gonna pass from state to state
Make7
(8,543 posts)2. What if someone in line has a medical emergency? It would be illegal to interact with them.
Heart attack? Can't give CPR. Choking? No Heimlich Maneuver for you. Etc.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)3. Yep, it's an ALEC project for every red state
https://documented.net/2020/12/alec-convenes-secret-working-group-focused-on-elections-redistricting/
ALEC Convenes Secret Working Group Focused on Elections, Redistricting
by Jamie Corey December 3, 2020 Updated March 22, 2021
ALEC Convenes Secret Working Group Focused on Elections, Redistricting
by Jamie Corey December 3, 2020 Updated March 22, 2021
Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)4. Roll of nickels and a case of water
CAn I sell water to a thirsty market?
If I litter the ground with nickels, can I sell water at a 2¢ apiece? 3 for a nickel?