Voter Registration and Turnout in the United States

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 507-515

  Highton, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 22144485364     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: 15410986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592704040307     Document Type: Article

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