Even without voting, Lake County faces booze ban

Tools

By Jason Overholt

Story Created: Nov 3, 2009 at 12:08 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 3, 2009 at 12:08 PM EST

MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) — Alcohol can't be sold during election hours in Indiana's second-most populous county even though no one's going to the voting booths.

The state Legislature passed a bill mandating a referendum in Lake County and three others -- including St. Joseph -- on creating a northwestern Indiana transportation district. But officials in Lake and Porter counties refused to approve money for a special election on Tuesday that wouldn't have anything else on the ballot.

State Alcohol and Tobacco Commission chairman Thomas Snow says the agency must enforce the Election Day ban in those counties since the referendum is mandated by state law.

The Times of Munster reports that the agency ordered alcohol permit holders to not sell alcohol from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Snow says state excise police officers will issue citations for violations.

More Good Stuff

WSBT Weather

Current Temp 49.4

More Weather

WSBT Weather

More Weather

On Demand

iPhone
Get the WSBT News and Irish Sports Report apps for your iPhone! Read more »
On DVD
Order a DVD of a WSBT news story! Read more »
Twitter
Follow us on Twitter! Read more »
Facebook
Connect with us on Facebook! Read more »
WSBT E-News
Daily StormTracker e-mails right to your Inbox! Read more »
Video On Demand
Miss a story on WSBT News? Watch it here! Read more »
CBS Shows
Watch CBS shows and news online, free! Read more »
WSBT Alert
Breaking News & Weather right to your cell phone! Read more »
Mobile
WSBT News on the go for your cell phone or PDA. Read more »
RSS Feeds
Get news and updates as soon as they're published. Read more »

Stock Quotes

YouNews

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.