The picture looks nice. The wording sounds good. Until you read the legislation itself…
One example: S616 allowing allows snacks and non-alcoholic drinks to be given to voters waiting in line at the polls by Senator Zellnor Myrie. It’s already allowed! He changed the law increasing the value to more than $1.
except any such [meat, drink, tobacco, refreshment or provision] ITEM having [a retail value of less than one dollar,] A NOMINAL VALUE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SNACKS, WATER, SOFT DRINKS, OR OTHER REFRESHMENTS which [is] ARE given or provided to any person in a polling place OR IN LINE TO VOTE AT A POLLING PLACE without any identification of the person or entity supply- ing such provisions,