Registration, turnout, and the electoral representativeness of U.S. state electorates

American Politics Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-287

  Jackson, Robert A ^a   Brown, Robert D ^b   Wright, Gerald C ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001376832     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9802600301     Document Type: Article

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