Arizona voters will have a chance to vote on a penny-per-dollar sales tax increase after the House of Representatives voted 34-25 today to place the issue on the May 18 ballot.

The governor had asked legislators to pass a bill authorizing the increase but both the Senate and the House voted to put the question to voters.  If voters vote for the increase, the state sales tax will increase to 6.6 cents on the dollar on June 1.

The sales tax would be temporary, lasting three years, and would bring in an estimated $900 million in annual revenue.  Read more in the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune.