Election laws, mobilization, and turnout: The unanticipated consequences of election reform

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-109

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84891491977     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12063     Document Type: Article

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