As required by 28-A MRSA §125, sub-§4, the Bureau is providing the voting results, if any, of a municipality’s local option voting record relating to the sale and/or service of all beverage alcohol for on-premises and off-premises consumption. This information is the Bureau’s final determination of authorized retail liquor establishments in each municipality as of the date noted on this page.

Please refer to the key and information below to view data for local option votes by municipality:

Questions from Title 28-A Section 121 Actual Question Did Vote Pass Year of Vote Restrictions on file
1 Shall this municipality authorize the State to issue licenses for the sale of liquor to be consumed on the premises of licensed establishments on days other than Sunday? Q1.1 Q1.2 Q1.3
2 Shall this municipality authorize the State to permit the operation of agency liquor stores on days other than Sunday? Q2.1 Q2.2 N/A
2-A Shall this municipality authorize the State to issue licenses for the sale of malt liquor and wine to be consumed off the premises of licensed establishments on days other than Sunday? Q2-A.1 Q2-A.2 N/A
3 Shall this municipality authorize the State to issue licenses for the sale of liquor to be consumed on the premises of licensed establishments on Sundays? Q3.1 Q3.2 Q3.3
4-A Shall this municipality authorize the State to issue licenses for the sale of malt liquor and wine to be consumed off the premises of licensed establishments on Sundays? Q4-A.1 Q4-A.2 N/A

Note: As long as the municipality has voted affirmatively on Question 2 to allow the operation of agency liquor stores Monday through Saturday, the Sunday sales of spirits is governed by 28-A Section 353-A and does not require a local option vote.

How to find voting data: The local option vote data can be sorted by any column and you can search by municipality or county.

Local Option Votes last updated on Sep 8th, 2022.

Municipality County Q1.1 Q1.2 Q1.3 Q2.1 Q2.2 Q2-A.1 Q2-A.2 Q3.1 Q3.2 Q3.3 Q4-A.1 Q4-A.2