Groups find ways to hand out free food and water near Georgia polls despite voting law prohibitions

Cameron Britt with the group Stand Up Georgia stands in the corner of a parking lot across from the Metropolitan Library in Southwest Atlanta, talking into a bullhorn aimed at voters and telling them about free food the group is offering on Election Day. (Kaitlin Kolarik for WABE)

Early Tuesday Cameron Britt stood in the corner of a parking lot across from the Metropolitan Library in Southwest Atlanta, talking into a bullhorn aimed at voters and telling them about free food.

“You know what I’m excited about? Free coffee and doughnuts,” he says.

Behind him a D.J. was spinning tunes, and volunteers stood behind tables full of snacks, water and doughnuts. They’re all free, says Chandra Gallashaw, one of the coordinators here.