The final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is putting a bizarre spotlight on Georgia’s election law, which faced intense scrutiny from the left three years ago.
HBO’s long-running comedy starring Larry David is coming to a close with its 12th season following 24 sporadic years on television.
But a central focus of the final episodes that have aired so far this month is revisiting the Peach State’s 2021 voting reform, specifically the highly-debated provision over providing food and water to voters waiting in line.
In the season premiere, David’s character is incidentally in Atlanta during an election where he encounters his friend’s Aunt Rae in the squelching heat while waiting hours in line to vote. After rushing to his car to get her a bottle of water, David is immediately arrested.
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“You’re under arrest for the violation of the Election Integrity Act,” a police officer tells David in the scene. “It is illegal for anyone in the state of Georgia to provide food or water to voters in line at the polls.”
“What?! That’s barbaric!” David exclaims before being escorted away.
The episode ends with a Fulton County mugshot of David, clearly inspired by former President Trump’s.
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In the next episode, David is treated like a liberal folk hero, receiving fanfare from protesters standing outside the jailhouse in support of him as well as praise from cameo appearances by the…
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