Canons of ethics and accountability in state supreme court elections

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-55

  Scott Peters, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 60849138817     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000900900102     Document Type: Article

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