alcohol sales

Lawmakers Approve Litany of Alcohol Bills, Including Sales on Election Day

Rae Hodge — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:53:36 +0000

Kentuckians in wet and moist counties may soon be able to buy alcohol on election days.

The Kentucky House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 13, sponsored by State Senator John Schickel, a Republican from Union. Under the bill, small businesses and tourist destinations along Kentucky's Bourbon trail would also be able to stay open during election days.

Why Kentucky Bans Alcohol Sales on Election Days

Rick Howlett — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:46:45 +0000

The ban on alcohol sales during the 6 a.m. to 6p.m. polling hours was a Prohibition-era response to what was already a well-established tradition in Kentucky—buying votes with liquor.

The problem goes back to the Antebellum period. Back then, it wasn’t unusual for saloons to double as polling places at the time. Corrupt politicians did whatever they could to make voters happy.

Election Day Alcohol Sales Bill Close to Final Passage

Kentucky Public Radio's Stu Johnson — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:16:09 +0000

The legal sale of alcohol on Election Day in Kentucky is a step closer to reality. Liquor hasn’t been sold legally on Election Day in the commonwealth since the beginning of Prohibition. Northern Kentucky Senator John Schickel says the measure also would allow local voters to restrict alcohol sales.

Bill Blocking Groceries from Selling Wine and Liquor Advances to House Floor

Rae Hodge — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:18:00 +0000

A bill that would effectively block grocery stores from selling wine and liquor—and ban wine and liquor sales in new pharmacies—was approved today in a state House committee.

Under the legislation, grocery stores could still sell alcohol from an adjoined structure with a separate entrance.

Current law does not allow people younger than 21 to enter a place which sells wine and package liquor, which has prevented sales in grocery stores in the past.

Kentucky State Senate OKs Alcohol Sales on Election Day

Rae Hodge — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:35:33 +0000

The Kentucky State Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would remove the prohibition of alcohol sales on election days while polls are open.

The bill wouldn't supersede the authority of dry counties in determining alcohol availability—but areas that wanted to continue the prohibition of election day alcohol sales could vote to do so.

One aim of the bill: Business that rely on alcohol sales—and also tourist destinations along Kentucky's Bourbon Trail—would be allowed to remain open on election days.

Kentucky's Ever-Changing Liquor Laws Confound Drinkers, Proprietors

Laura Ellis — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:53:17 +0000

Laws governing the sale of alcohol in Kentucky are already labyrinthine, and to make things more confusing, they are often in flux. It seems like one county or another in the Commonwealth is always voting on whether to be dry (no alcohol sales), wet (alcohol sales allowed), or moist (drinks can be consumed in restaurants, but package sales are prohibited). Marshall County recently held such a vote—they chose to remain a dry county—and emotions ran high on both sides.