Can You Get Arrested For Handing Out Food And Drink At Polling Places?
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It's called electioneering, and the rules are different in every state.
Fans of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” will remember a scene from the 2024 season that saw Larry David handing a water bottle to a woman waiting in line to vote at a Georgia polling location, only to be immediately questioned and arrested by police officers.
The cops told Larry that he’d broken a Georgia state law and Larry responded in typical exasperated-Larry fashion. But was he actually breaking a law?
Can you be arrested for giving a granola bar or a bottle of Poland Spring to a friend or a stranger in a voting line? We talked to election experts and dug into state laws, and here’s what we learned about food-and-drink-related election rules.
All states have laws against ‘electioneering.’
If you’re wondering why handing out snacks or drinks in a voting line would ever be considered an issue, Caren Short, director of legal and research for the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan organization focused on voter registration, points to a concept known as “electioneering.”
It's called electioneering, and the rules are different in every state.
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