Order of references for same author in APA

Hi all!

I'm on the last revision of my dissertation...WEEHOO!!! The proofreader found an error I don't think I can fix without messing up the entire document. Here is the problem. The following sources are from Pew, published the same year:

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. (2012a). More support for gun rights, gay marriage than in 2008 or 2004 (p. 13). Retrieved from http://www.people-press.org/2012/04/25/more-support-for-gun-rights-gay-marriage-than-in-2008-or-2004/

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. (2012b). In changing news landscape, even television is vulnerable (p. 87). Retrieved from http://www.people-press.org/2012/09/27/in-changing-news-landscape-even-television-is-vulnerable/

Zotero added the a and b. The problem is that the one labeled "b" should go first in alphabetical order. I'm not sure how Zotero orders items. I do know that I cited these sources enough that unless there is an automatic fix I can make to the entries in my library, I'm going to leave it as is. Is there a way I can re-order these two items on my References page and have it update the in-text citations?

I have the same problem with these two sources:

Schudson, M. (2011a). The sociology of news (2nd ed.). New York, NY: W. W. Norton.

Schudson, M. (2011b). The good citizen: A history of American civic life (Reprint.). New York, NY: Free Press.

If I can't fix this, I will live. I managed to fix everything else! Let me know what (if anything) I'm doing wrong. And thanks!

Dr. Jennifer. :)
  • that's just an oversight. I'll fix this tomorrow & let you know when it's done.
  • The style is now fixed. The updated version will appear on the repository within 30mins (check the timestamp). Update your copy of the style by re-installing it from the repository. (See here if you need instructions for installing styles in standalone.)

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  • BRILLIANT! Thank you so much, Adam! I can't even estimate how much time and headache Zotero has saved me in this 233-page dissertation. You are an absolute godsend!
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