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Early projections and voter turnout in the 1980 presidential election

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    John R. Carter

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The author is indebted to David Schap and Gordon Tullock who provided helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper.

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Carter, J.R. Early projections and voter turnout in the 1980 presidential election. Public Choice 43, 195–202 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140833

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