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The Foundations of Public Opinion on Voter ID Laws

2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 77; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/poq/nft026

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David C. Wilson, Paul R. Brewer,

Law, Rights, and Freedoms

Journal Article The Foundations of Public Opinion on Voter ID Laws: Political Predispositions, Racial Resentment, and Information Effects Get access David C. Wilson, David C. Wilson * David C. Wilson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, and Black American Studies at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. He is also the Coordinator of Public Opinion Initiatives at the University of Delaware Center for Political Communication (CPC). Paul R. Brewer is a Professor of Communication and Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. He is also the Associate Director of Research at the University of Delaware CPC. Previous versions of this paper were presented at the 2012 annual meetings of the Southern Political Science Association in Orlando, FL, USA, and the National Conference of Black Political Scientists in Oak Brook, IL, USA. The authors thank the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication and its director, Ralph Begleiter, for supporting the project. The POQ editors' suggestions were essential, as were those of the anonymous reviewers. This research was supported in part by a grant from the University of Delaware General University Research grant program [12A00490 to D.C.W.]. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Delaware CPC. *Address correspondence to David C. Wilson, University of Delaware, Department of Political Science and International Relations, 347 Smith Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA; e-mail: dcwilson@udel.edu. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Paul R. Brewer Paul R. Brewer David C. Wilson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, and Black American Studies at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. He is also the Coordinator of Public Opinion Initiatives at the University of Delaware Center for Political Communication (CPC). Paul R. Brewer is a Professor of Communication and Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. He is also the Associate Director of Research at the University of Delaware CPC. Previous versions of this paper were presented at the 2012 annual meetings of the Southern Political Science Association in Orlando, FL, USA, and the National Conference of Black Political Scientists in Oak Brook, IL, USA. The authors thank the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication and its director, Ralph Begleiter, for supporting the project. The POQ editors' suggestions were essential, as were those of the anonymous reviewers. This research was supported in part by a grant from the University of Delaware General University Research grant program [12A00490 to D.C.W.]. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Delaware CPC. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 77, Issue 4, Winter 2013, Pages 962–984, https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nft026 Published: 04 October 2013