Selection Method, Partisanship, and the Administration of Elections

American Politics Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 903-936

  Burden, Barry C ^a   Canon, David T ^a   Lavertu, Stéphane ^b   Mayer, Kenneth R ^a   Moynihan, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; election administration; method of selection; voter turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884680232     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X12472365     Document Type: Article

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