Texas Election Code
§ 501.035 — ISSUES
EL § 501.035Title 17. LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS · Ch. 501. LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS ON SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES · Art. B. MANNER OF CALLING ELECTION
Statute text
View on source(a)In the ballot issues prescribed by this section, "wine" is limited to vinous beverages that do not contain more than 17 percent alcohol by volume and "malt beverages" are limited to malt beverages that do not contain more than 17 percent alcohol by volume. For local option purposes, those beverages, sold and dispensed to the public in unbroken, sealed, individual containers, are a separate and distinct type of alcoholic beverage.
(b)In an area where any type or classification of alcoholic beverages is prohibited and the issue submitted pertains to legalization of the sale of one or more of the prohibited types or classifications, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the one of the following issues that applies:
(1)"The legal sale of malt beverages for off-premise consumption only."
(2)"The legal sale of malt beverages."
(3)"The legal sale of malt beverages and wine for off-premise consumption only."
(4)"The legal sale of malt beverages and wine."
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 5.003(a), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 4498), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 4498), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 389, eff. September 1, 2021.