When Ballot Issues Matter: Social Issue Ballot Measures and Their Impact on Turnout

Political Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-25

  Biggers, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct democracy; Initiative; Social issues; Voter behavior; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952451099     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-010-9113-1     Document Type: Article

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