Structure, behavior, and voter turnout in the United States

American Political Science Review

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-158

  Timpone, Richard J ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032220638     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585934     Document Type: Article

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