Ballot information and voting decisions in judicial elections

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 709-728

  Klein, David ^a   Baum, Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035567331     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290105400402     Document Type: Article

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