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Did ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ inspire a New York voting law?

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent change in New York voting law permits the distribution of water to voters waiting in line, aligning with the quirky advocacy seen in the final season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New YorkKathy HochulCurb Your EnthusiasmLarry DavidPublic PolicyJewish InfluenceEntertainmentCivic DutyWater DistributionVoting Law

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New York, United States
"This heatwave Election Day, New Yorkers may have him to thank for helping them stay cool."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"when he hands a bottle of water to Leons elderly aunt in Atlantas punishing heat while she waits to perform her civic duty."
Rhinebeck, New York, United States
"Paul Rudd, who lives in Rhinebeck, has made a habit of greeting hungry and thirsty voters with a treat,"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"surprising some in 2020 with cookies and, in the 2024 election, passing out water bottles to students in Philadelphia."

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