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Great powers have attempted for centuries to intervene in elections occurring in other states through various covert and overt methods, with the American intervention in the 2013 Kenyan elections and the Russian intervention in the 2016 US elections being just two recent examples. Indeed, the Americans and the Soviets/Russians intervened in one out of every nine national-level executive elections between 1946 and 2000.

Following the 2016 election, writer Heather Lende was one of thousands of women inspired to take a more active role in politics. Though her entire campaign for assembly member in Haines, Alaska, cost less than $1,000, she won! But tiny, breathtakingly beautiful Haines isn't the sleepy town that it appears to be: from a bitter debate about the expansion of the fishing boat harbor to the matter of how to stop bears from rifling through garbage on Main Street we witness the nitty-gritty of passing legislation and how the polarizing national politics of our era play out in one small town.

"Planet on the Ballot" is from the Column section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Krugman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Trump-Clinton? Charter Schools Are the Big Issue on Massachusetts' Ballot" is from the November 05, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Katharine Q. Seelye and Jess Bidgood and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Conservative Donor's Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate" is from the June 14, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"What Else Is on States' Ballots? Minimum Wage, the Death Penalty and Guns" is from the October 26, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by The New York Times and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Money Flows Down Ballot as Trump Is Abandoned by Big Donors (Even Himself)" is from the October 28, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Confessore and Rachel Shorey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"These Officials Help Write Ballot Questions. Companies Write Them Checks" is from the November 04, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Lipton and Robert Faturechi and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

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"Beyond White House Race, a Host of Critical Issues on Ballots Across the U.S." is from the November 6, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Nagourney and narrated by Caroline Miller.