CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The Corinth Board of Aldermen has scheduled a special election Dec. 11 on the sale of liquor in the city.

The Daily Corinthian reports (http://bit.ly/SMQsoA ) that aldermen voted 5-1 Tuesday to schedule the special election for a city-wide referendum.

Supporters of a vote on the liquor issue had been gathering signatures since September and presented the board with the petitions.

A new state law changed the eligibility requirements for municipalities that may hold liquor elections. The petitions must include the signatures of at least 20% of the city's registered voters.

Alcorn County was a wet county for 21 years until 1989, when Alcorn County voters ended liquor sales and, in a city election, Corinth voters said "yes" to beer sales. Liquor elections failed in 1993 and 2005.

Information from: The Daily Corinthian.

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