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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 - Plymouth 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
66,719
107,627
8,861 183,207
Abington More »
 
1,996
3,769
182
5,947
Bridgewater More »
 
3,316
4,774
387
8,477
Brockton More »
 
7,919
12,524
2,187
22,630
Carver More »
 
1,492
2,781
173
4,446
Duxbury More »
 
2,642
4,302
247
7,191
E. Bridgewater More »
 
1,738
3,132
209
5,079
Halifax More »
 
1,149
1,754
131
3,034
Hanover More »
 
2,464
3,555
239
6,258
Hanson More »
 
1,537
2,421
146
4,104
Hingham More »
 
3,837
5,904
510
10,251
Hull More »
 
1,589
2,770
147
4,506
Kingston More »
 
1,670
3,272
127
5,069
Lakeville More »
 
1,462
2,232
392
4,086
Marion
 
1,006
1,333
126
2,465
Marshfield More »
 
4,211
6,255
308
10,774
Mattapoisett More »
 
1,262
1,821
74
3,157
Middleborough More »
 
2,853
4,297
490
7,640
Norwell More »
 
2,086
2,658
177
4,921
Pembroke More »
 
2,479
4,426
253
7,158
Plymouth More »
 
7,726
12,945
560
21,231
Plympton
 
471
860
13
1,344
Rochester
 
857
1,288
125
2,270
Rockland More »
 
2,323
4,042
290
6,655
Scituate More »
 
3,138
5,144
384
8,666
Wareham More »
 
2,702
4,428
617
7,747
W. Bridgewater More »
 
940
1,866
59
2,865
Whitman More »
 
1,854
3,074
308
5,236
County Totals
66,719
107,627
8,861 183,207