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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Requires unanimous vote of local board of canvassers for the combination of voting districts for any special election and requires unanimous vote of canvassers for combination of voting districts for any special election or presidential primary.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Requires unanimous vote of local board of canvassers for the combination of voting districts for any special election and requires unanimous vote of canvassers for combination of voting districts for any special election or presidential primary.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 6240"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 6240 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Board of Elections", "Cities & Towns", "Elections"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Noret"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-30"
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last_action: "2023-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4986d513-76bf-48ac-a67d-9fe403e24452"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "083c1943af54f10ac6cbb9df48a4ea2bb6cd8acf49872ff12245f989b9582e48"
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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-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 6240 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Requires unanimous vote of local board of canvassers for the combination of voting districts for any special election and requires unanimous vote of canvassers for combination of voting districts for any special election or presidential primary.)
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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. **6240 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6240A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **65–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Noret — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-30** 03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-31** 03/31/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2023)
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- **2023-04-05** 04/05/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-05-05** 05/05/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/11/2023)
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- **2023-05-11** 05/11/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/4986d513-76bf-48ac-a67d-9fe403e24452`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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