GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County Solicitor General Brian Whiteside has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to try to stop Georgia’s new voting law from taking effect before the next election.
He believes it is unconstitutional to make giving food and water to voters in line a criminal offense. He also says it will also put police in a bad spot to try to enforce it.
“You don’t want our citizens to lose faith or our police to be in an adversarial relationship enforcing water and potato chip laws,” Whiteside tells WSB’s Sandra Parrish.
He says it could end up causing protests and riots as well.
The complaint names Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and members of the State Election Board.
Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs issued this statement: “Brian Whiteside’s job is to enforce the law as written, fairly and impartially, not pick and choose when and where to enforce the law. If he’s not interested in doing that, maybe he should consider another job.”
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