Guide to Ocean City's BYOB and Council Election

It all began — in a 21st-century sorta way — with a Facebook page.

It gathered steam when two restaurant owners (one now out of business) took the lead on . They said they were inspired, in part, by a newspaper editorial (Jan. 19, 2011).

And now, about 475 days and several thousand Ocean City Patch comments later, it will all come to an end on Tuesday: the Great BYOB Debate of 2011-12. 

Voters go to the polls on Tuesday, May 8, to decide a binding public question on allowing "Bring Your Own Bottle" (BYOB) restaurants in Ocean City. Voters from each of the city's four wards will also pick representatives for City Council.

Here's what you need to know:

WHERE TO VOTE AND FIND RESULTS

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CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILES

• FIRST WARD (all addresses north of the north side of Fourth Street): , 
• SECOND WARD (south side of Fourth Street to north side of 12th Street): ,  
• THIRD WARD (south side of 12th Street to north side of 26th Street): , 
• FOURTH WARD (all addresses south of the south side of 26th Street and the Ocean Reef community off Tennessee Avenue): , ,  

MORE ON CITY COUNCIL RACES

• See videotaped statements from each candidate at ocnj.us
• See complete index of Ocean City Patch election coverage

BYOB QUESTION

• Read the proposed ordinance (or click on the PDF icon above)
• See complete index of Ocean City Patch BYOB coverage
• Remember way back when?