Same-Party Legislative Appointments and the Problem of Party Switching

Quinn Yeargain

Same-Party Legislative Appointments and the Problem of Party Switching

Quinn Yeargain

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

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Original language	American English
Journal	Texas A&M Law Review
Volume	8
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

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