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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 - Worcester 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
108,306
138,405
16,130 262,841
Ashburnham
 
1,066
1,183
127
2,376
Athol More »
 
1,245
1,847
179
3,271
Auburn More »
 
2,594
3,612
288
6,494
Barre More »
 
910
990
100
2,000
Berlin
 
689
575
12
1,276
Blackstone More »
 
1,347
1,498
137
2,982
Bolton
 
1,191
958
45
2,194
Boylston
 
933
1,005
45
1,983
Brookfield
 
556
639
124
1,319
Charlton More »
 
2,031
2,191
224
4,446
Clinton More »
 
1,936
2,326
301
4,563
Douglas More »
 
1,315
1,316
206
2,837
Dudley More »
 
1,467
1,857
112
3,436
E. Brookfield
 
359
445
19
823
Fitchburg More »
 
4,042
5,562
812
10,416
Gardner More »
 
2,281
3,467
415
6,163
Grafton More »
 
2,777
3,347
195
6,319
Hardwick
 
531
488
70
1,089
Harvard
 
1,437
1,172
241
2,850
Holden More »
 
3,228
4,420
416
8,064
Hopedale
 
1,044
1,359
214
2,617
Hubbardston
 
750
1,028
145
1,923
Lancaster More »
 
1,145
1,422
82
2,649
Leicester More »
 
1,521
2,287
236
4,044
Leominster More »
 
5,191
7,492
813
13,496
Lunenburg More »
 
1,772
2,068
460
4,300
Mendon
 
997
1,373
35
2,405
Milford More »
 
3,458
4,539
980
8,977
Millbury More »
 
2,076
2,369
180
4,625
Millville
 
448
495
35
978
New Braintree
 
213
204
19
436
N. Brookfield
 
814
901
80
1,795
Northborough More »
 
2,509
3,339
323
6,171
Northbridge More »
 
2,134
2,965
133
5,232
Oakham
 
380
425
14
819
Oxford More »
 
2,014
2,534
120
4,668
Paxton
 
813
1,058
149
2,020
Petersham
 
283
348
22
653
Phillipston
 
301
371
19
691
Princeton
 
889
739
99
1,727
Royalston More »
 
237
227
13
477
Rutland More »
 
1,272
1,616
147
3,035
Shrewsbury More »
 
5,611
6,877
671
13,159
Southborough More »
 
1,996
2,251
118
4,365
Southbridge More »
 
2,116
2,672
355
5,143
Spencer More »
 
1,581
2,289
104
3,974
Sterling More »
 
1,472
1,747
174
3,393
Sturbridge More »
 
1,700
1,894
139
3,733
Sutton More »
 
1,717
1,941
187
3,845
Templeton More »
 
1,073
1,529
109
2,711
Upton
 
1,268
1,594
45
2,907
Uxbridge More »
 
2,013
2,854
168
5,035
Warren More »
 
766
779
117
1,662
Webster More »
 
1,837
2,364
319
4,520
W. Boylston More »
 
1,343
1,613
129
3,085
W. Brookfield
 
689
742
38
1,469
Westborough More »
 
2,786
3,614
290
6,690
Westminster More »
 
1,284
1,818
118
3,220
Winchendon More »
 
1,317
1,482
224
3,023
Worcester More »
 
15,541
22,288
4,439
42,268
County Totals
108,306
138,405
16,130 262,841