![]() "A 'no' vote would make no change in the laws governing the retail sale of alcoholic beverages." ![]() "A 'yes' vote would increase the number of licenses a retailer could have for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed off premises, limit the number of “all-alcoholic beverages” licenses that a retailer could acquire, restrict use of self-checkout, and require retailers to accept customers’ out-of-state identification." What your vote means, as written by the secretary of state's office As bigger retail chains secured alcohol licenses, concerns about mounting competition have risen among smaller package stores. Various companies have long clamored to loosen this restriction, and in recent years, some have proposed eliminating the cap. So, if your company has nine storefronts, you could theoretically get enough licenses to sell alcohol at each location. Right now, a state law intended to prevent monopolies allows individual retailers to own up to nine licenses to sell alcohol. Effectively, the measure would allow more stores to sell alcohol, especially beer and wine. It asks voters to decide if the state should increase the number of alcohol licenses a single company can hold. ![]() Retailers who sell, or want to sell, alcohol are closely watching Question 3 on the Massachusetts ballot. An employee at Supreme Liquor gets down three 1.75 liter bottles of vodka from the top shelf for a customer in its Cambridge in April 2020.
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