Quinlan Says ‘No’ To Alcohol

Quinlan voters said "no" Tuesday to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

The sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption was turned down by a count of 121 against to 74 for. The percentages were 62.05 percent against to 37.95 percent for.

The second measure that would have allowed the sale of mixed drinks by holders of food and beverage permit holders failed by a close vote. One hundred and two votes against were cast to 95 for. The seven-vote difference defeated the proposition 51.78 percent to 48.22 percent.

The early vote favored both proposals by a one-vote difference. A total of 11 early votes were cast with 6 for and 5 against.

The community of Cash turned down city incorporation by a vote of 62 against and 17 for. Early voters turned down incorporation 12 against to 5.

Three names were on the ballots to be elected as the first mayor and commissioners if the community had voted to incorporate. Jeramy Williams would have been mayor since he received the most votes with 17. Jason B. Monroe would have been Commissioner No. 1 with 13 votes, and Cody Baise would have been Commissioner No. 2 with 11 votes. The early vote gave 4 each to Williams and Baise and 2 to Monroe.

A second Hunt County city also turned down the sale of alcoholic beverages. Wolfe City voters turned down beer and wine sales by a vote of 112 against to 107 for. The sale of mixed drinks in restaurants failed by a vote of 115 against to 105 for.

Texans decided 11 proposed constitutional amendments. In Hunt County, voters turned down Proposition 1 by a vote of 2,358 against and 2,076 for; Proposition 2 approved by 2,655 for and 1,850 against; Proposition 3, approved with 2,421 for and 2,047 against;

Proposition 4, defeated by 2,396 votes against and 1,980 for; Proposition 5, narrowly defeated with 2,159 against and 2,128 for; Proposition 6, supported with 2,818 for and 1,529 against; Proposition 7, 3,192 for and 1,283 against;

Proposition 8, supported with 3,289 for and 1,223 against; Proposition 9, 3,363 for and 1,067 against; Proposition 10, 3,225 for and 1,212 against; Proposition 11, 3,635 for and 846 against.

Elections Administrator Mina Cook said a total of 4,636 voted across the county, "a big number" for a constitutional amendment election although it represented only one percent of the 46,300 registered voters in Hunt County. Quinlan had 838 voters registered.