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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 - Essex 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
112,368
129,846
18,274 260,488
Amesbury More »
 
3,014
2,669
316
5,999
Andover More »
 
6,160
6,876
449
13,485
Beverly More »
 
6,957
7,665
992
15,614
Boxford More »
 
2,079
1,573
174
3,826
Danvers More »
 
4,836
5,440
259
10,535
Essex
 
753
956
27
1,736
Georgetown More »
 
1,620
1,546
238
3,404
Gloucester More »
 
4,874
6,200
977
12,051
Groveland
 
1,364
1,344
206
2,914
Hamilton More »
 
1,593
1,839
155
3,587
Haverhill More »
 
8,472
8,677
1,027
18,176
Ipswich More »
 
2,343
3,560
379
6,282
Lawrence More »
 
3,539
5,454
3,774
12,767
Lynn More »
 
7,466
11,480
1,718
20,664
Lynnfield More »
 
2,197
2,786
389
5,372
Manchester-by-the-Sea
 
1,314
1,273
101
2,688
Marblehead More »
 
4,120
5,193
550
9,863
Merrimac
 
1,399
1,196
68
2,663
Methuen More »
 
6,700
6,581
1,069
14,350
Middleton More »
 
1,485
1,737
262
3,484
Nahant
 
937
838
99
1,874
Newbury More »
 
1,529
1,591
252
3,372
Newburyport More »
 
3,859
3,842
494
8,195
N. Andover More »
 
5,247
5,063
308
10,618
Peabody More »
 
8,145
10,900
1,413
20,458
Rockport More »
 
1,583
2,047
104
3,734
Rowley
 
1,176
1,289
97
2,562
Salem More »
 
6,363
6,330
1,173
13,866
Salisbury More »
 
1,334
1,377
200
2,911
Saugus More »
 
3,660
6,073
393
10,126
Swampscott More »
 
2,782
3,216
314
6,312
Topsfield
 
1,588
1,374
136
3,098
Wenham
 
796
937
63
1,796
W. Newbury
 
1,084
924
98
2,106
County Totals
112,368
129,846
18,274 260,488