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  "id": "RL30441",
  "type": "CRS Report",
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      "id": 101785,
      "date": "2000-07-11",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:35:11.397941",
      "title": "Voting in Primary Elections: State Rules On Participation",
      "summary": "This report summarizes information for the states and the District of Columbia concerning\nvoting\nparticipation in primary elections. Procedures vary from state to state concerning who is eligible to\nvote in primary elections, depending on whether the state has an open primary (a voter has the option\nof choosing either party ballot in the secrecy of the polling booth) or a closed primary (a voter must\nregister with a political party before the election to be eligible to vote or must publicly choose a party\nballot at the polling place). At present, 12 states have open primaries and 38 states and the District\nof Columbia have closed primaries. In a June 26, 2000 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that\nthe open primary system used California, often called a blanket primary, was unconstitutional (see\ndiscussion in the introductory section below and individual state notes). The ruling affects similar\nprimaries in Washington and Alaska, while it is unclear whether it applies to states with open\nprimaries that are not blanket primaries.",
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  "topics": [
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    "Constitutional Questions",
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