Pina coladas, B52s, Midori sours, tequila sunrises, Long Island iced teas.

You can’t get them in Spencer, at least right now.

They’re all mixed beverages and illegal to sell in Spencer, but Spencer Partnership, a non-profit volunteer group that promotes and coordinates Spencer events, asked for the vote.

The issue will go to a vote Tuesday, and only Spencer town residents can vote.

Nick Bishop, chairman of Spencer Partnership, said the civic organizations, businesses and churches that are part of the partnership all wanted businesses to be able to sell mixed drinks.

The group took the issue to the town Board of Aldermen.

They voted to put the issue on the ballot Tuesday, but by a split vote. Aldermen Scott Benfield and Joseph Cataldo voted against the special election. But Tim Witkowski, mayor pro tem, and Aldermen Pat Nelson and C.E. Spear voted for it.

‘‘It’s an economic issue and not a moral issue,’’ Bishop said. ‘‘It’s an economic development tool.’’

Under the law now, businesses can sell beer and wine, but no mixed drinks. The town even has an ABC store.

‘‘So, it’s not like we don’t have alcohol here already,’’ Bishop said.

If the referendum passes Tuesday, it means the town could possibly land some restaurants like Applebee’s or something like the local DJ’s. And with bigger restaurants, Spencer might land a motel or two, and then a few more chain restaurants.

‘‘This isn’t really an issue of whether we allow the sale of alcohol in town,’’ Bishop said. ‘‘It’s a tool that hopefully will get us some new businesses in here and offset things like water and sewer rates.’’

Right now, hotels and restaurants are locating in Salisbury. If the referendum passes, ‘‘We feel that we’ll be on a even playing field with Salisbury,’’ Bishop said.

On the flip side of the issue, some are campaigning against the mixed beverage referendum.

At Oakdale Baptist Church Saturday night, a group held a rally against the referendum. Recovering alcoholics gave their stories. The Rev. Coy Privette of Kannapolis spoke.

The Rev. Robert Heard said about 30 to 40 people attended the meeting at his church.

Heard said Spencer residents should vote against the referendum. ‘‘It’s a pipe dream,’’ he said. ‘‘What they promise doesn’t happen. Population brings restaurants, doesn’t it? Those who want it know that it’s a very profitable item on the menu.’’

Too many people have alcohol-related problems to pass the issue, Heard said. ‘‘We certainly don’t need to increase the consumption of it.’’

Voters have defeated the issue several times. In June 1986, a countywide referendum failed by 88 votes. Three months later, a special Spencer referendum failed by 39 votes after a quiet campaign that drew 43 percent of voters to the polls.

Voters defeated mixed beverage sales again in 1995 by just 30 votes. Again, the vote was part of the November elections.