Offset and Mariska Hargitay hand out free food to voters waiting in line

Free food and a selfie? What more could you ask for.
November 4, 2020 12:22 p.m. EST
November 5, 2020 11:02 p.m. EST
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Paul Rudd isn't the only celebrity handing out free food to voters waiting in line to cast their ballots. Migos rapper Offset and Law & Order: SVU actress Mariska Hargitay hit the streets to hand out food to voters to make sure they stayed in those long lines.Offset was in Atlanta, Georgia on election day in partnership with the Lincoln Project and popular Atlanta food trucks The Slutty Vegan and Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks to rally voters with free meals and a pop-up performance. He travelled to different polling stations around Atlanta and passed out cheesesteaks and vegan burgers to hungry voters. The "Clout" rapper announced the food deliveries on Instagram after sharing that he voted and he wanted to celebrate election day by helping others. Offset not only delivered the food to the crowds at the polling stations but he also got behind the grill and cooked meals. He spent the day taking selfies with fans but another tweet from The Lincoln Project suggested that the rapper was also threatened by unnamed officials. "We’ve been working in Georgia with @OffsetYRN, to feed Gwinnett’s voters in those unnecessarily long lines, but instead of a welcome, he was threatened by @gwinnettgov. This is what voter intimidation and discrimination looks like," the tweet read but did not elaborate on the situation.
Regardless of the attempted intimidation, Offset continued to go around to three different polling stations and tell the crowds about his excitement that he voted for the very first time. Last Tuesday Offset took the stage at a drive-in rally for Joe Biden in Atlanta and said, "This is my first year of voting because I was told I couldn't vote because I had a bad past. I just want to thank God for allowing me to be part of the world because I used to feel like I wasn't part of the world." He added that young people need to go vote and help their communities out.
 
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#offset #migos #atlanta #vote #joebiden #kamalaharris

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[video_embed id='2068840']RELATED: How artists like Lady Gaga and John Legend are supporting presidential candidates[/video_embed]It seems Mariska Hargitay was one of the first ones to the voting food party. On October 27th, The SVU actress asked, "who said voting isn't fun?" handed out cookies to early voters waiting in line in New York (yes, before Paul Rudd did it)."Happy to be here," Hargitay can be heard saying in a video to voters. "Thank you everybody for voting. Who's hungry? Who wants a cookie?" The actress shared a selfie on Instagram on election day encouraging people to go out and vote while holding a crocheted doll of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "Justice Ginsburg will be on my mind tonight, as precincts begin to report their numbers. As will so many of you, and the millions of vulnerable and disenfranchised people in America who are counting on those steps towards that real, enduring change," she captioned the shot.Hargitay added that she was "holding space" for everyone that was feeling anxious and frightened about election night. She said that she truly believes in the "collective power to win this fight for the soul of our nation" and shared her support for Biden and Kamala Harris.
 
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“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." — RBG Justice Ginsburg will be on my mind tonight, as precincts begin to report their numbers. As will so many of you, and the millions of vulnerable and disenfranchised people in America who are counting on those steps towards that real, enduring change. I am holding space for all of you feeling frightened and anxious tonight. Truly and deeply, I believe in our collective power to win this fight for the soul of our nation. If you are still in line waiting to vote, please stay in line. If you are still thinking about going and haven’t: go—you still have time to participate in this important process. And please, take care of yourselves. #BidenHarris2020 #TheSoulOfOurNation #OnwardsTogether #StrongerTogether #FiredUpReadyToGo #VOTE #WearAMask

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At the end of last week, Rudd was spotted handing out cookies to early voters in Brooklyn who were waiting in the rain. The Ant-Man actor approached people standing in line and said, “I want to say thank you for voting and doing your part.” Some lucky voters were able to get a selfie with Rudd, who still looks as youthful as ever. We can only hope that Drake, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Bieber keep the same energy as these celebrities when it's Canada's time to vote.[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: Adorably tiny baby goat cuddles with cozy and caring dog [/video_embed]

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