ATLANTA — Voting rights groups asked a judge on Monday to block a provision of a new Georgia law that is not necessarily the most consequential, but one that has certainly attracted the most outrage: a ban on handing out food and water to voters waiting in line.
Georgia's ban on water for voters challenged in court
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![Hundreds of people wait in line for early voting on Oct. 12, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. State Election Board member Matt Mashburn testified at a hearing on Monday, July 18, 2022, that conduct he witnessed at this polling place led him to conclude it was neces](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2022/07/19/images/voters.max-752x423.jpg)
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