According to votins results, 1,826 people voted early in Chatham County on the issue of whether to allow liquor by the drink.

Citizens go May 5 to agree or disagree with a change that would allow hard liquor by the glass in Chatham establishments.

The ballot reads: TO PERMIT THE SALE OF MIXED BEVERAGES IN HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, PRIVATE CLUBS, COMMUNITY THEATRES AND CONVENTION CENTERS.  You may vote: “FOR” or “AGAINST.”

At its meeting on Feb. 16, 2009, the Chatham County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of letting residents decide the fate of liquor by the drink on a countywide ballot.