Arizona voters will decide again in November whether to change the state's constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
A 16-4 vote by the state senate on Friday night sends the gay marriage ban to the ballot. It had previously been approved by the house.
Arizona voters rejected a similar state constitutional amendment in 2006. That measure would have also stopped the state from recognizing civil unions of same-sex couples.
Arizona law already prohibits same-sex marriages. Supporters say this proposal would protect the sanctity of families by preventing judges from overturning the 1996 state law.
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