Those who go out to the polls on Nov. 6 will have a chance to vote on whether New Hampshire should permanently ban a state income tax. The first question on the ballot asks voters if they are in favor of amending the constitution to prohibit the general court from imposing any “assessment, rate, or tax upon income.”

Any constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote in order to pass. Former gubernatorial candidate Kevin Smith, a Republican, is spearheading a movement to build support for the proposed income tax ban. He has launched a movement called “Yes on 1, No Income Tax,” co-chaired by conservative former governors John H. Sununu, Stephen Merrill, and Craig Benson.

“Every legislative session, liberal politicians seem to keep bringing up this issue despite the fact that New Hampshire’s economy has weathered many economic storms much better than surrounding states because of the fact that we do not have a broad-based sales or income tax,” Smith said at a recent event.

Opponents of the measure say constitutionally banning an income tax could handcuff legislators in the future.

Both of the state’s major party gubernatorial candidates oppose an income tax, but state Rep. Peter Sullivan (D-Manchester) has proposed a 1-percent income tax to help fund chartered public schools.