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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATLANTA — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced a bill Monday to prohibit states like Georgia from banning volunteers from distributing food and water to voters waiting in line. The legislation is a response to Georgia’s new voting law, which makes it a crime for volunteers and organizations to give out refreshments as they did during last year’s primary election, when lines in some areas lasted over three hours. Though Georgia’s law restricts volunteers from handing out food and water, it allows poll workers to set up self-service water receptacles. “This is about decency — basic decency…