The political environment and ballot proposition awareness

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-410

  Nicholson, Stephen P ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042766393     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5907.00029     Document Type: Article

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