High court upholds primary restrictions

Posted on Mon, May. 23, 2005 High court upholds primary restrictions HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may bar a political party from opening its primary election to members of another party, upholding restrictions in nearly half the states. [edited due to AP copyright violation] ON THE NET The decision in Clingman v. Beaver is available at: http://wid.ap.org/documents/scotus/050523clingman.pdf