On Monday, April 5, 2021 at 10:46:54 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/5/2021 7:24 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 01 Apr 2021 23:39:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:43:24 -0700 (PDT), Dean
Hoffman wrote:

I've been seeing a lot lately about how terrible the changes to Georgia's voting laws are. It's sure easy to see how people with full schedules can be misled about such things. This is the counter position.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/04/georgia-should-stand-up-to-corporate-bullies/
There was some Georgia official on tv chewing out the President. He claimed the President's home state of Delaware has more restrictive voting laws than Georgia's new ones.

I plan to read your link, but in case I don't, the NPR story on this
said there was good and bad. I don't remember if they gave a ratio.

One thing bound to get much attention is the rule against giving food or
water to someone waiting in line to vote. That seems rather
indefensible, but maybe there is more to it?

I think that gets around bribing voters. It might be a $1 bottle of
water but they might also be giving out sandwiches and beer.
Why not throw in a pack of cigarettes, then you are Chicago.

I know as a state inspector I was not allowed to take a bottle of
water, cup of coffee or any food from someone who's job I was
inspecting.

As I understand it, the rule prohibits political parties from handing
out food. I can agree with that. If, however the Girl Scouts or some
school activity group wants to do a community help project it would be
allowed.



Except that's not what the law says:

"(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."


So the Girl Scouts would be committing a crime. As would a restaurant that gave
out free food. I saw one doing exactly that in NYC when they had long lines there
last year, they were handing out burritos or similar. Imagine the massive fraud that caused.