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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CONCERNING RETRIEVAL BY TOWN CLERKS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN DROP BOXES."
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description: "AN ACT CONCERNING RETRIEVAL BY TOWN CLERKS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN DROP BOXES."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 6870"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 6870 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Absentee ballots", "Town clerks"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blumenthal, Matt"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-03-03"
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last_action: "2023-06-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c35d637-3389-4b65-abc5-103741097a36"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "679557adb1eb62e5518f422ee48fe77e96488e733174317000d41275e240ed04"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut HB 6870 (2023) — AN ACT CONCERNING RETRIEVAL BY TOWN CLERKS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN DROP BOXES.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **File No. 417** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FC/PDF/2023HB-06870-R000417-FC.PDF)
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2. **GAE Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06870-R01-HB.PDF)
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3. **Public Act No. 23-158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00158-R00HB-06870-PA.PDF)
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4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06870-R00-HB.PDF)
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## Sponsors
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- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-03** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-06** PUBLIC HEARING 0310
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- **2023-03-22** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2023-03-28** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/03/23 `referral`
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- **2023-04-04** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2023-04-04** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-04** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 280
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- **2023-04-04** FILE NO. 417
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- **2023-05-03** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
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- **2023-05-05** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-05** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 448
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- **2023-06-07** SENATE PASSED `passage`
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- **2023-06-07** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2023-06-15** PUBLIC ACT 23-158
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- **2023-06-22** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2023-06-22** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-27** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c35d637-3389-4b65-abc5-103741097a36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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