High court upholds primary restrictions

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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.

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The decision in Clingman v. Beaver is available at:

http://wid.ap.org/documents/scotus/050523clingman.pdf