Election day registration's effect on U.S. voter turnout

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 170-183

  Brians, Craig Leonard ^a   Grofman, Bernard ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035286051     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0038-4941.00015     Document Type: Article

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