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A tip from a local election official helped NPR voting correspondent Miles Parks break a story that the Department of Justice had begun notifying places it wants to monitor on Election Day. Going into the midterms, Parks shares how he reports on concerns that the federal government is undermining trust in voting procedures.

This episode was produced by Gabriel Sanchez, with engineering by Zo van Ginhoven. Our director is Jeffrey Pierre. It was edited by Adam Raney and Benjamin Swasey. 

Our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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