Turning out to vote: The costs of finding and getting to the polling place

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-134

  Brady, Henry E ^a   McNulty, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82455249386     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000596     Document Type: Article

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