"I'm a complete dork about elections," says Tonya Wichman from Defiance County, Ohio. She is one of the election officials featured in this short documentary, "The Officials," which showcases the work of election officials in four battleground states as they prepare for a contentious 2024 election. This film is presented by TIME Studios as part of TIME's Democracy Defenders series featuring people working to boost voter participation, reverse disenfranchisement, and combat misinformation. https://ti.me/4e91MJb Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►► http://ti.me/subscribe-time Subscribe to TIME: https://ti.me/3zD8GXQ Get the day’s top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: http://ti.me/the-brief Follow us: Twitter: https://ti.me/4eqxJgh Facebook: https://ti.me/3XBl82B Instagram: https://ti.me/3XBSZbB
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