Judge partially strikes down Georgia ban on giving voters food and water in polling

[Guno צְבִי]

A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the practice of handing out food and water to voters waiting in line to cast ballots, as well as halted enforcement of a requirement that voters put their birth dates on the outer envelope of their ballots.

US District Judge J.P. Boulee, however, declined requests from the legal challengers of the state’s 2021 election overhaul legislation that he block aspects of the law that limited who could deliver an absentee ballot on behalf of another voter and that set restrictions on where ballot drop boxes could be set up.

His ruling on so-called line-warming allowed the ban to still be enforced in what he dubbed the “buffer zone” around a polling place, within 150 feet of the building where ballots are being cast. But he paused enforcement of the ban in the “supplemental zone,” or additional areas that are within 25 feet of a voter standing in line.


https://news.yahoo.com/judge-partially-strikes-down-georgia-023335744.html

 

[signalmankenneth]

This was an asinine law in the first place, what the hell does handing out food and water has to do with voting?!! The voting lines are long and slow moving in a lot of places?!! My guess Georgia, pass this voter restriction law to placate Trump?!!

 

[QP!]

This was an asinine law in the first place, what the hell does handing out food and water has to do with voting?!! The voting lines are long and slow moving in a lot of places?!! My guess Georgia, pass this voter restriction law to placate Trump?!!

LInes are longest in black communities and they are making them longer, deliberately. Old people in particular need water and bathroom breaks and taking either can then exclude you from voting or make you join the line again from the rear.

Elections are razer close in many areas like Georgia and the right is doing everything possible to make people PoC reconsider voting due to the hassles they keep throwing in front of them. It is only working around the margins as the 'Get out the Vote' machine Stacy Abrahms created is doing a fantastic job. That and right derps killing themselves off in big numbers (covid, insurrection, etc) are allowing the Dem vote to win and the gains to increase year over year.

 

[Tinkerpeach]

This was an asinine law in the first place, what the hell does handing out food and water has to do with voting?!! The voting lines are long and slow moving in a lot of places?!! My guess Georgia, pass this voter restriction law to placate Trump?!!

Because the organizations handing out the food and water are politically motivated groups who can influence voters. It allows them within the restricted zone.

They aren't handing out food and water for refreshments, they are doing it to get close to voters to promote their candidate.

 

[volsrock]

LInes are longest in black communities and they are making them longer, deliberately. Old people in particular need water and bathroom breaks and taking either can then exclude you from voting or make you join the line again from the rear.

Elections are razer close in many areas like Georgia and the right is doing everything possible to make people PoC reconsider voting due to the hassles they keep throwing in front of them. It is only working around the margins as the 'Get out the Vote' machine Stacy Abrahms created is doing a fantastic job. That and right derps killing themselves off in big numbers (covid, insurrection, etc) are allowing the Dem vote to win and the gains to increase year over year.

bring your own water...or are they to stupid for that also

 

[PostmodernProphet]

US District Judge J.P. Boulee, however, declined requests from the legal challengers of the state’s 2021 election overhaul legislation that he block aspects of the law that limited who could deliver an absentee ballot on behalf of another voter and that set restrictions on where ballot drop boxes could be set up.

apparently he was smart enough to realize he wasn't the state legislature and only the state legislature can set up the methods and procedures for an election.......good for him.....

 

[PostmodernProphet]

This was an asinine law in the first place, what the hell does handing out food and water has to do with voting?!!

given that they only restricted candidates or those actively urging voting for a particular candidate from handing out food and water, I'm surprised the demmycrats opposed it.....(not really, why they wanted to do it was obvious).......

 

[Nordberg]

Because the organizations handing out the food and water are politically motivated groups who can influence voters. It allows them within the restricted zone.

They aren't handing out food and water for refreshments, they are doing it to get close to voters to promote their candidate.

The people in line know how they will vote. Could a bottle of water change your twisted right wing vote? Make sense. That does not. Passing out water in hot weather is an act of humanity. Why do you immediately decide it is leftys doing water? Could it be because you know Repubs and better neighborhoods do not have a couple hours to stand in line to vote?

 

[volsrock]

The people in line know how they will vote. Could a bottle of water change your twisted right wing vote? Make sense. That does not. Passing out water in hot weather is an act of humanity. Why do you immediately decide it is leftys doing water? Could it be because you know Repubs and better neighborhoods do not have a couple hours to stand in line to vote?

Passing out water in hot weather is an act of humanity


Yup...in Africa...but in America with water everywhere if u dont have it in line its your fault and u are fucking idiot



What are the average US temps in November?

Most major American cities have daytime highs in the range of 50 to 65 degrees

 

[Tinkerpeach]

The people in line know how they will vote. Could a bottle of water change your twisted right wing vote? Make sense. That does not. Passing out water in hot weather is an act of humanity. Why do you immediately decide it is leftys doing water? Could it be because you know Repubs and better neighborhoods do not have a couple hours to stand in line to vote?

You've never heard of intimidation?

 

[serendipity]

The people in line know how they will vote. Could a bottle of water change your twisted right wing vote? Make sense. That does not. Passing out water in hot weather is an act of humanity. Why do you immediately decide it is leftys doing water? Could it be because you know Repubs and better neighborhoods do not have a couple hours to stand in line to vote?

Then the municipal authorities should do that not political organisations!

 

[Hawkeye10]

Then the municipal authorities should do that not political organisations!

Should....This is a dark age Buster.....we are way the fuck past should.

 

[Hawkeye10]

You've never heard of intimidation?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692334102920520015

 

[serendipity]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692334102920520015

Antifa are not much different to Brownshirts.