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Attorney: July 1 is deadline to put Sunday alcohol-sales referendums on November ballot
Summary
County Attorney Tony Rowell told Coffee County commissioners on March 26, 2025 that to place a November 2025 referendum on Sunday alcohol sales the board must adopt a Resolution by July 1, 2025; package store sales and liquor-by-the-drink would each require separate votes and referendums.
County Attorney Tony Rowell advised the Coffee County Board of Commissioners on March 26 that, if the board wants a citizen referendum on Sunday alcohol sales on the November 2025 ballot, it must adopt the necessary Resolution by July 1, 2025.
Rowell explained the legal process allows the board to place two separate questions before voters: one on package store sales and one on alcohol by the drink. Each would require a distinct county resolution and would appear as separate referendums on the ballot.
The commission did not adopt any resolutions on Sunday alcohol sales at the special called meeting; Rowell’s remarks were procedural guidance on the schedule and voting structure required to meet the November ballot deadline.
No public comment or further action on the matter was recorded during the March 26 meeting. Any decision to proceed would require the board to return with formal Resolutions before the July 1 deadline.
