§ 4-01. Sale of alcoholic beverages on election days.

Pursuant to the delegation of authority granted to this governing authority by Act No. 750 (House Bill No. 247) approved April 10, 1985, amending the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, section 3-3-20 (b)(B), the sale by wholesale and retail of alcoholic beverages, to wit, distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages, shall be lawful during the polling hours of any election; provided however, nothing herein shall authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a polling place during such time as the polls are opened.

(Res. of 4-14-86)

State law reference

Discretion of local governments regarding sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays and election days, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-20.

Cross reference

Hours of sale of malt beverages and wine, § 4-8; hours of sale of spirituous liquors, § 4-92.

Editor's note

A resolution effective April 14, 1986, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, its inclusion as § 4-01 was at the editor's discretion.