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sheshe2

(93,251 posts)
11. This is all I have...
Tue Jun 29, 2021, 09:09 PM
Jun 2021
It's now illegal in Georgia to give food and water to voters in line

Under the bill, signed into law Thursday night by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, it's now illegal to hand out food or water to people standing in line to vote.

"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," the new law states.

The law applies within 150 feet of a polling place or within 25 feet of any voter at a polling place. Violators are guilty of a misdemeanor.

But some observers see the provision as an attempt to curb voting by urban voters and people of color who lean Democratic and whose precincts often have long waits to cast ballots.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/politics/georgia-voting-law-food-drink-ban-trnd/index.html

Are water and food givers a political party now? Do they ask for ID and request voter registration before they hand them a bottle of water? FFS!

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This. [View all] sheshe2 Jun 2021 OP
LOGIC is no longer available at GOP. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #1
"Cruelty" is their new byword. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2021 #16
Get the sentiment. But people need to put pressure on election officials Hoyt Jun 2021 #2
Dems to the rescue. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #3
We will be delighted to have them! brer cat Jun 2021 #4
I may come down and pay you a visit. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #6
I would definitely be willing to do that if I didn't live so far away. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #8
Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #5
Yup. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #7
Not so long ago... Orrex Jun 2021 #14
That's insane and something that I thought all of us opposed Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #32
I feel the same Orrex Jun 2021 #33
Well, I've been here since 2003 and I would have imagined flaming would occur Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #34
+1!!! Allowing campaign donations at all is why we cannot have nice things like Representatives Dustlawyer Jun 2021 #29
Can they sell water? Say 2 bottles for a dime? Nululu Jun 2021 #9
This is all I have... sheshe2 Jun 2021 #11
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Jun 2021 #10
Thank you my friend. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #13
I've made this point from day one Orrex Jun 2021 #12
K&R onecaliberal Jun 2021 #15
K&R Talitha Jun 2021 #17
K&R Blue Owl Jun 2021 #18
Cruelty is the backbone of the GOP RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2021 #19
Empathy is the backbone of the democratic party sheshe2 Jun 2021 #20
What bothers me most. justgamma Jun 2021 #21
And they just made them longer. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #22
EXCELLENT point. calimary Jun 2021 #23
... sheshe2 Jun 2021 #24
Jeez! 2Gingersnaps Jun 2021 #25
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2021 #26
Kudos to the OP. Wednesdays Jun 2021 #27
Exceptional America? lsewpershad Jun 2021 #28
... Habitation Jun 2021 #30
Damn straight! Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #31
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