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HELLO, COLORADO! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. SAY, DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE
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YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS COLORADO IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
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WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECUASE IT'S TIME FOR PART 41 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES:
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BETTER
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KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: COLORADO! "THE VOTIN' ROCKIES!"
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WHAT MAKES COLORADO THE GREATEST?
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WELL
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DID YOU KNOW COLORADO IS A STATE OF MANY "FIRSTS?" FOR EXAMPLE, DENVER IS HOME TO THE FIRST-EVER
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CHIPOTLE. WHICH EXPLAINS THE CITY'S FAMOUS "DENVER: GUAC IS EXTRA."
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MOTTO:
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ANOTHER FUN FACT: COLORADO IS ONE OF JUST 50 STATES THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO VOTE
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IN THIS YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
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SO HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED VOTING IN COLORADO RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION
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FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL. CHECK OUT: BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION
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AND ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED. THE LINK FOR COLORADO IS BELOW.
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OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. MOST COLORADANS CAN REGISTER ONLINE. USE OUR
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WEBSITE TO FIND OUT MORE. OCTOBER 26TH IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN REGISTER AND RECEIVE
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YOUR BALLOT IN THE MAIL, SO DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
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EVERY ACTIVE, REGISTERED COLORADO VOTER SHOULD RECEIVE A MAIL-IN BALLOT BEGINNING IN EARLY
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OCTOBER. YOUR BALLOT WILL BE SENT TO THE MAILING ADDRESS YOU PROVIDED ON YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION,
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SO USE OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION AND THE STATUS OF YOUR BALLOT.
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YOU CAN ALSO PICK UP YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON AT YOUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE BEGINNING OCTOBER
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2ND.
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NOW WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND SIGN WHERE INDICATED.
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YOU MAY NEED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR ID IF YOU RECENTLY REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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MAIL YOUR BALLOT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7PM ON NOVEMBER 3RD, BUT THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS
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MAILING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH, SO PLAY IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
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YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO YOUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, A BALLOT DROP-BOX,
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OR A "VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTER" BEFORE 7PM ON ELECTION DAY. USE OUR WEBSITE TO FIND
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ONE NEAR YOU.
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OR, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, BRING YOUR ID AND HEAD TO A "VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING
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CENTER" STARTING OCTOBER 19TH THROUGH ELECTION DAY. WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
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SO THERE YOU ARE, COLORADO. KNOW ANOTHER SMART COLORADAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE? JUST SEND THEM THIS
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VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
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SO GO GET VOTING, COLORADO! AFTER ALL, YOU HAVE THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST INCORPORATED CITY,
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THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST PAVED ROAD, AND THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE -- SO
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HOW ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST VOTER TURNOUT, HUH? VOTE!