The Wrong Man is President! Overvotes in the 2000 Presidential Election in Florida

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-535

  Mebane, Walter R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 33444458935     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: 15410986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592704040320     Document Type: Article

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