A constitutional amendment that would prohibit any increase in the state’s 6 percent income tax narrowly won approval Tuesday in the state House.
The measure, which was amended in committee, now must go back to the Senate.
If it wins approval in the Senate, it could go on the ballot in November, giving Republicans an enticement to draw more voters to the polls.
Senate Resolution 415 was approved by a 120-54 vote, earning the needed two-thirds support after House Speaker David Ralston backed it.
Senate President Pro Tem David Shafer sponsored the amendment, which also had the backing of state Rep. Ed Lindsey, an Atlanta Republican running for an open congressional seat.
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