Pickens County Package-Sale Distilled Spirits Licensing Referendum
Pickens County, Georgia
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What does this measure do?
Allows stores with county permits to sell sealed liquor in Pickens County outside city limits. You could buy liquor to take home from these stores, with no new tax set by this vote.
Proposed by: Pickens County governing authority (resolution adopted May 18, 2026)
The county's elected governing body. On May 18, 2026 it voted to let voters decide whether stores may sell liquor by the bottle. Georgia lets county leaders call this vote by a written decision.
Source: pickenscountyga.gov
A YES vote means
Let the county issue permits for stores to sell liquor for people to drink elsewhere. Store owners would pay required permit fees.
A NO vote means
Keep the ban on permits for stores selling sealed liquor outside city limits. Existing rules for beer, wine and drinks served at restaurants would stay in place.
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