This is the deceit of these laws. They pretend to be about a genuine "problem", giving a degree of plausibility, just like you are doing now. But we should not be fooled. The real motivation is to deter voting by non GOP groups.

In this case, consider which areas have long lines and which don't. You're not sure? Look at which areas have had the number of voting places reduced. Look at which groups find it difficult to vote during weekday working hours, and who is limiting weekend voting and early/late voting hours.

It's always been illegal to campaign within X feet of a polling place. Banning water and snacks is irrelevant to that. You could never just set up campaigning tents anywhere you wanted. Was there really an epidemic of lawless tent-weilding water and snacks givers before this law? "How do you solve for that?" You don't because it's not a real problem, the law is simply designed to make it difficult to stay in line in mainly non GOP overloaded voting places, to make people give up and go home.

But you already weren't allowed to campaign within 150ft of a poling place or 25ft of a voter standing in line. So, that would have already been a solved issue.

This is from the 2010 GA code.

O.C.G.A. 21-2-414 (2010)

(a) No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute or display any campaign literature, newspaper, booklet, pamphlet, card, sign, paraphernalia, or any other written or printed matter of any kind, nor shall any person solicit signatures for any petition or conduct any exit poll or public opinion poll with voters on any day in which ballots are being cast:

(1) Within 150 feet of the outer edge of any building within which a polling place is established;

(2) Within any polling place; or

(3) Within 25 feet of any voter standing in line to vote at any polling place.

Edit: I personally believe that the food and water restriction was to make people not want to stick out waiting 2+ hours in line. Unfortunately people seem to have to wait multiple hours every election.

If only these states would make voting free, easy and accessible so lines wouldn't get so long that people need food and water to survive while waiting to fucking vote? But nope. Clinging to power is more important than the survival of humanity.

The law is trying to discourage people from voting. It's sad that you either can't see that or you pretend not to.

PSA: If you even have the notion of a feeling that a food truck outside the building could decide the person you vote for, please never vote in politics.

I was gonna try to explain it, but @lolcatnip said it more succinctly than I would. I'll just chime in to say that this is disingenuous:

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement that the decision “should have limited effect.”

“Due to the good work that both the state and county election officials have done to ensure short lines for voters, this decision should have limited effect,” he said. “I am grateful that the ban on giving things of value to voters remains in place within 150 feet of the polling place. All voters should have the right to cast their vote in peace without being subject to potentially unwanted solicitations.”

As if anyone standing in line hasn't already made up their mind. "Oh, a bottle of water when I've been in line for an hour? Guess I'll vote for your guy because I'm a thoughtless idiot."