Town’s voters equally divided — 690-690 — over alcohol sales

TISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Tisbury voters, it seems, are split on whether to allow restaurants in town to put beer and wine on the menu.

Exactly split.

A ballot question on whether to allow sales of alcohol at restaurants and inns in the Martha’s Vineyard community tied 690-690 in Tuesday’s election.

If it’s a tie, the place stays dry. So those favoring the change have already launched an effort to get a hand recount, town clerk Marion Mudge said.

“There are things the machine might not pick up ... like check marks,” she said.