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Summary of Question 1
This proposed law would allow local licensing authorities to issue licenses for food stores to sell wine. The proposed law defines a "food store" as a retail vendor, such as a grocery store, supermarket, shop, club, outlet, or warehouse-type seller, that sells food to consumers to be eaten elsewhere (which must include meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fresh fruit and produce, and other specified items), and that may sell other items usually found in grocery stores. Holders of licenses to sell wine at food stores could sell wine either on its own or together with any other items they sell. The licensing authorities in any city or town of up to 5000 residents could issue up to 5 licenses for food stores to sell wine. In cities or towns of over 5000 residents, one additional license could be issued for each additional 5000 residents (or fraction of 5000). No person or business could hold more than 10% of the total number of the licenses that could be issued under the proposed law. Such licenses would not be counted when applying the laws that limit the number of other kinds of alcoholic beverage licenses that may be issued or held. Any applicant for a license would have to be approved by the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, and any individual applicant would have to be at least 21 years old and not have been convicted of a felony. In issuing any licenses for food stores to sell wine, local licensing authorities would have to use the same procedures that apply to other licenses for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. Except where the proposed law has different terms, the same laws that apply to issuance, renewal, suspension and termination of licenses for retail sales of alcoholic beverages which are not to be consumed on the seller's premises, and that apply to the operations of holders of such licenses, would govern licenses to sell wine at food stores, and the operation of holders of such licenses. Local authorities could set fees for issuing and renewing such licenses.

2006 - Bristol County - Question 1Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 3, 2006?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
58,684
97,363
13,332 169,379
Acushnet More »
 
1,323
2,517
160
4,000
Attleboro More »
 
4,623
7,613
776
13,012
Berkley
 
841
1,239
88
2,168
Dartmouth More »
 
4,195
6,241
659
11,095
Dighton
 
834
1,450
109
2,393
Easton More »
 
3,003
5,599
276
8,878
Fairhaven More »
 
2,045
3,588
475
6,108
Fall River More »
 
6,516
11,355
3,867
21,738
Freetown More »
 
1,353
1,821
97
3,271
Mansfield More »
 
3,263
4,737
308
8,308
New Bedford More »
 
7,679
13,709
2,712
24,100
N. Attleborough More »
 
3,394
5,792
271
9,457
Norton More »
 
2,464
3,475
154
6,093
Raynham More »
 
1,666
2,846
241
4,753
Rehoboth More »
 
1,456
2,387
294
4,137
Seekonk More »
 
1,862
3,102
368
5,332
Somerset More »
 
2,330
4,245
783
7,358
Swansea More »
 
1,992
3,468
339
5,799
Taunton More »
 
5,711
8,707
1,044
15,462
Westport More »
 
2,134
3,472
311
5,917
County Totals
58,684
97,363
13,332 169,379