Legislative Representation in a Single-Member versus Multiple-Member District System: The Arizona State Legislature
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Legislative Representation in a Single-Member versus Multiple-Member District System: The Arizona State Legislature Author(s): Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr., Brian E. Russell, Christopher A. Cooper Source: Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Jun., 2004), pp. 337-344 Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. on behalf of the University of Utah Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3219876 Accessed: 22/11/2010 16:15
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