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Coming Soon: THE OFFICIALS: A Documentary from TIME Studios

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Cai Thomas Daniel Baxter speaking with election workers in Detroit

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THE OFFICIALS, a short documentary from TIME Studios will be live on time.com on Sept. 19. US election officials in rural and urban jurisdictions of four battleground states hold the line against organized efforts to undermine their work as they prepare for the contentious 2024 contest.

Directors/Producers Sara Archambault and Margo Guernsey, Executive Producer Maida Lynn.

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