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Alaska · 34th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 179: An Act relating to ranked-choice voting; and reducing the number of candidates in a general election from four to three.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 179 is a bill introduced in the Alaska Senate on April 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relating to ranked-choice voting; and reducing the number of candidates in a general election from four to three. Primary sponsor: Senate Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): (S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Senate JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
  2. (S) STA, CRA
  3. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source