Political norms and the private act of voting

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 659-685

  Karpowitz, Christopher F ^a   Monson, J Quin ^a   Nielson, Lindsay ^b   Patterson, Kelly D ^a   Snell, Steven A ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80755166075     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfr024     Document Type: Article

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