It appears Gwinnett residents will indeed get a chance to vote on earlier Sunday alcohol sales at local restaurants.

The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on adding a referendum on the matter to ballots during November’s general election.

Georgia restaurants currently cannot start selling alcoholic beverages until 12:30 p.m. on Sundays. New legislation approved earlier this year — Senate Bill 17, dubbed the "Brunch Bill" — lets voters decide if their local establishments should be able to start selling at 11 a.m.

If the commissioners approve the call for a referendum, the question would be included on ballots during the Nov. 6 election.

If Gwinnett voters’ performance during the county’s 2012 referendum on Sunday package sales is any indication, the Brunch Bill would likely be successful. About two-thirds of voters supported that referendum.

County officials are also weighing the possibility of adding an even higher-profile referendum to November's ballots: transit expansion.

The more than $5 billion potential road map for new transit, for the first time, includes commuter rail service.

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