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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="25-1606" title_number="25" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioners of Poolesville may submit to the voters the question of whether the sale of alcoholic beverages or the issuance of a class of license for the sale of alcoholic beverages should be prohibited in Poolesville.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The question or a similar question may be submitted to the voters at a regular election or a special election called for that purpose.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Submission of a question at one election does not prevent the submission of the same or another question at a subsequent election.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a majority of the votes cast on the question favor allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages or issuance of a class of license, the sale or the issuance will continue if allowed at the time of the election or, if not previously allowed, will be allowed following the election.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a majority of the votes cast on the question favor prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages or issuance of any class of license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a license of the class or for the sale of the class of alcoholic beverages may not be issued, renewed, or extended; but</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a license issued previously may continue in force until the date of expiration but may not be renewed or extended.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
