Hi Melanie,

The National Association of Secretaries of State has it for the 2008 
election.  I don't know if they have info for prior elections.

http://nass.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=45

--Dan

On 4/20/2009 4:48 PM, Melanie Goodrich wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to find information on the types of primaries (open vs. 
> closed) held in each of the 50 states between 1980 and today.  Does 
> anyone know of a data set with this information?
>
> Thanks,
> Melanie
>
> PS I have found a source that details what they were in 1990 (Handbook 
> of United States Election Laws and Practices, Bott, 1990), but I would 
> prefer to have data on these laws over time.
>

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