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Georgia's ban on water for voters challenged in court
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
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 necessary for the state to ban all gifts to waiting voters, including food and water. - photo by Associated Press
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.
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