11.   Backers of the blanket primary said it would encourage the nomination of more moderate candidates.

12.   Before the ruling, the state had conceded that the Supreme Court had rejected the blanket primary.

13.   California, Louisiana and Washington state have blanket primaries.

14.   Nick Tobey, chairman of a California group supporting blanket primaries, said supporters will try again to find a system that will meet court approval.

15.   The legislation was passed in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated certain blanket open primaries.