Who should run elections in the United States?

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-346

  Alvarez, R Michael ^a   Hall, Thad E ^b   Llewellyn, Morgan ^c  

^a USC Annenberg Center for Communication

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL PROCESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149115996     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2008.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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