Kemp signs restrictive GA voting bill; Dem lawmaker arrested for protesting

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(04-05-2021, 03:46 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Again... no it isn't

It says that people who are there campaigning can't hand out water.

Poll workers still can and still will give you water.

Again, I lived in Georgia for 10 years, voted there so unless you have, you should probably dig deeper.

If you are in line a poll worker who is neutral will bring water down the lines. 

However, people who are pro Democrat or pro Republican come along with bottles of water and use it as an excuse to pressure voters. It sucks.

No part of this law says, you can't have water in line. It says that people trying to push you to vote one way or the other can't hand out water. 

Also, as someone who lived there, after my first time voting in Georgia, I learned to bring a beverage while I waited in line. Which then meant I didn't need to listen to left or right people screaming their nonsense as I enjoyed my cool beverage.

You started out by saying that there were more black registered voters than white after the Civil War.  You called it "BS".

Your personal experiences with those handing out water aside you came at the new law from a flawed perspective.  

Then you ignored the vast difference in white and black voter registration as the south passed laws to limit their participation.

What may seem like "common sense" to you and others has been seen as "common sense" for generations in the south to limit black votes.

As to the water provision:

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/verify/yes-its-illegal-to-give-water-food-to-georgia-voters-in-line-for-polls/507-88b0a0d2-0230-429e-becc-30d37565bcc9

Quote:THE QUESTION:

Is it illegal to hand out water to Georgia voters waiting in line? 

THE ANSWER:
Yes. Under the new legislation, it is illegal for anyone except poll workers to provide food or water to voters in line for polls. According to Eric Segall, Ashe family chair professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law, this means not even friends and family can bring snacks to voters in line. 

WHY ARE WE VERIFYING:
Activists and other public figures have said this aspect of the law could discourage people from voting. 

WHAT WE FOUND:
The law reads: “No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method...or participate in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, food and drink, to an elector.”

The only other state that prohibits the delivery of food and drink during an election in some form is Montana, but specifically if it’s coming from a candidate, political party personnel or volunteers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. No other state has such legislation so far. 

But in Georgia, Eric Segall says not even friends or family can now bring them a snack if they’re waiting in a long line. 

“It’s now illegal in Georgia to do that,” he said. 

The new legislation says that poll workers are the only ones authorized to provide voters with food and water. Breaking this is law now punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1000 fine. 

“This prohibition is a part of a number of different prohibitions that make it more difficult to do politicking at the polls,” Segall explained. 

But Segall says it’s very unlikely that this law will be enforced. 

So we can verify this is true: Under the Election Integrity Act of 2021, unless you are a poll worker, it is illegal to give food or water to any Georgia voter waiting in line. What is undetermined is whether anyone will enforce the new rule by leveling jail time or fines. 

That is a "BS" provision.