Good excuses: Understanding who votes with an improved turnout question

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-90

  Duff, Brian ^a   Hanmer, Michael J ^b   Park, Won Ho ^c   White, Ismail K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 34047105069     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfl045     Document Type: Article

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