All-mail voting in Colorado increases turnout and reduces turnout inequality

@article{Bonica2021AllmailVI,
  title={All-mail voting in Colorado increases turnout and reduces turnout inequality},
  author={Adam Bonica and Jacob M. Grumbach and Charlotte Hill and Hakeem Jerome Jefferson},
  journal={Electoral Studies},
  year={2021},
  volume={72},
  pages={102363}
}
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