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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 - Norfolk 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
104,793
144,206
12,647 261,646
Avon
 
690
1,028
129
1,847
Bellingham More »
 
2,624
3,069
231
5,924
Braintree More »
 
5,077
8,785
576
14,438
Brookline More »
 
10,498
8,949
709
20,156
Canton More »
 
3,445
5,264
301
9,010
Cohasset More »
 
1,401
2,108
117
3,626
Dedham More »
 
3,945
5,423
676
10,044
Dover
 
1,284
1,368
97
2,749
Foxborough More »
 
2,564
4,198
196
6,958
Franklin More »
 
4,906
6,327
315
11,548
Holbrook More »
 
1,246
2,690
204
4,140
Medfield More »
 
2,223
3,172
246
5,641
Medway More »
 
2,069
3,042
105
5,216
Millis More »
 
1,300
2,102
169
3,571
Milton More »
 
4,931
7,112
794
12,837
Needham More »
 
6,501
6,890
492
13,883
Norfolk More »
 
1,952
1,972
108
4,032
Norwood More »
 
3,929
6,718
592
11,239
Plainville More »
 
1,209
1,721
50
2,980
Quincy More »
 
10,275
16,377
2,619
29,271
Randolph More »
 
3,879
5,663
927
10,469
Sharon More »
 
3,479
4,193
146
7,818
Stoughton More »
 
3,730
5,933
548
10,211
Walpole More »
 
3,975
5,930
318
10,223
Wellesley More »
 
5,959
5,088
394
11,441
Westwood More »
 
2,722
3,716
458
6,896
Weymouth More »
 
7,174
12,825
937
20,936
Wrentham More »
 
1,806
2,543
193
4,542
County Totals
104,793
144,206
12,647 261,646