So it's election day here in Mexico, and they're not selling any alcohol...

[hokiebob01]

I'm not sure if they do anything like this anywhere in the states,

There are still places in America where the same policy exists. I think it goes back to the days when politicians would go to the bars, get the folks there drunk and then lead them to the polling place to vote for their new buddy.

"3 Election Day Alcohol Sales Bans
2 States prohibit the sale of alcohol on state and national Election Days. This restriction is a relic of the Prohibition era when saloons sometimes served as polling stations. The only states that still cling to statewide Election Day sales bans of alcohol at restaurants, bars and package stores are Kentucky and South Carolina. Alaska and Massachusetts also ban Election Day alcohol sales, except that local governments are authorized to provide an exemption from the ban."