(a) Any county commission district, or areas within a district to be defined by the county commission, may hold a referendum administered by the Judge of Probate of Baldwin County for the approval of the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption within those areas on Sunday under the same license authority applicable to other days of the week by one of the following procedures:
(1) A resolution of the county commission.
(2) A petition for a referendum certified by the Judge of Probate of Baldwin County consisting of at least 10 percent of the registered voters at any date within six months prior to the certification of the petition in the county commission district or the defined areas of that county commission district.
(b) County commission districts shall be those areas defined by law at the time of the referendum. Subsequent changes in county commission district boundaries shall not affect the results of any referendum held prior to those changes in any county commission district or area and the results of any referendum shall remain in place for those areas.
(c) Areas within a particular county commission district to be defined by the county commission as a referendum area shall coincide with county voting precinct boundaries and shall not be smaller than an individual precinct, except where an individual precinct contains incorporated areas, in which case that portion of the precinct which is not incorporated shall constitute all or part of the referendum area to be defined by the county commission.
(d) If the county commission calls a district-wide referendum, notification shall be delivered to the governing bodies of all incorporated areas within that district within five working days.
(e) Incorporated areas may be excluded from any referendum by resolution of the governing bodies of those areas delivered to the county commission within 21 days from the notification of the call for a referendum.
(f) Where these procedures result in a district-wide referendum, if a majority of voters in any incorporated area approve the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on Sunday under the same license authority applicable to other days of the week, then the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption shall be permitted in those areas incorporated regardless of the total district's vote.
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