def __getstate__(self):
        odict = self.__dict__.copy()
        del odict['parser']
        return odict
Check that there are the correct number of Contest records for the 2008 primary
dataset/ETHPy150Open wireservice/agate/agate/data_types/date.py/Date.__getstate__--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open openelections/openelections-core/openelex/us/md/validate/__init__.py/validate_contests_2008_primary