evidence: If passed into law, individuals could be charged with misdemeanor crime if they hand out food or drinks to voters standing in line on election days. [...] Voting lines in Georgia are notoriously long, particularly in Black and Brown communities, where the number of voting locations has been cut drastically in recent years. It can take voters several hours to cast their ballots at polling places on election day. "Why do we have to add in making it illegal to give a bottled water to someone? If we’re really not trying to suppress the vote, why are we even making giving water to someone an issue?" Democratic State Rep. Patty Bently told 13WMAZ.