The foundations of public opinion on voter ID laws: Political predispositions, racial resentment, and information effects

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 962-984

  Wilson, David C ^a   Brewer, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 84891799369     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nft026     Document Type: Article

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