US EditionAppeals Court Vacates 2023 Ruling that Partially Struck Down Georgia Ban on Giving People Food and Drink in Voting Lines
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a prior injunction, citing a Supreme Court ruling and returning the case for further constitutional review of Georgia's voting line gift ban.
- On Monday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta cancelled a two-year-old preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that blocked enforcing Georgia's ban on giving food and drink at polling places.
- Applying Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the district court failed `to systematically assess the full sweep of the regulation`.
- Under S.B. 202 the Georgia law passed in 2021 creates a misdemeanor penalty of up to a year for giving food or drink in restricted zones, with prior district rulings upheld.
- The appeals court returned the case to U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta, with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger applauding the ruling while civil-rights groups opposed it and the DOJ dropped its suit this year; timing for next steps remains uncertain.
- S.B. 202 became a national flashpoint after passage, prompting Major League Baseball All-Star Game to move from Atlanta and sparking legal fights over restrictions on drop boxes and absentee voting.
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Georgia ban on ‘line warming’ at the polls revived after new ruling
Senate Bill 202 passed in 2021 after President Donald Trump’s narrow defeat in Georgia, and contained a provision that made it a misdemeanor offense to hand out food and drinks to voters waiting in line. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderSince 2023, part of a controversial Georgia election law banning food and water from being distributed to voters waiting in line has been on hold, as a lawsuit against the measure worked its way through the federal …
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No handing out food and drink at polling places, court rules
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has restored a state ban on giving food and drink to people waiting in line to vote. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday cancelled a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia two years ago that stopped the state from enforcing its ban on giving “gifts” near polling places. The three-judge appellate panel decided that a ruling by the U.S. …
Appeals court reinstates Georgia's ban on food and drinks at polling sites
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has reinstated a state ban on giving food and drink to people waiting in line to vote, reversing a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia two years ago. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.
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