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  • HELLO, UTAH! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE YOU DO!

  • TO VOTE IN

  • EVERYBODY KNOWS UTAH IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.

  • WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S OUR 50 PART SERIES:

  • TIME FOR PART 45 OF BETTER

  • KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE UTAH! "THE VOTIN' UTAHNS!"

  • IN THE NATION:

  • WHAT MAKES UTAH THE GREATEST?

  • WELL UTAH IS FILLED WITH NATURAL BEAUTY, ROCKS. AND ONE OF

  • LIKE IT'S FAMOUS

  • RED

  • THE BEST VIEWS OF THE RED ROCKS IS VIA THE STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT:

  • GRAND

  • A 200-MILLION-YEAR-OLD NATURAL STAIRCASE.

  • IT'S EVEN ACCOMPANIED BY A 200-MILLION-YEAR-OLD SIGN THAT SAYS,

  • "USE STAIRS IN CASE OF FIRE. ALSO, WHAT IS FIRE?"

  • ANOTHER FUN FACT: UTAH IS ONE OF JUST 50 STATES

  • THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO VOTE IN THIS YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

  • SO HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED VOTING IN NOW. THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION

  • UTAH RIGHT

  • FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL.

  • CHECK OUT BETTER KNOW A BALLOT.COM FOR

  • MORE INFORMATION AND ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED. THE LINK FOR UTAH IS BELOW.

  • OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTERS CAN REGISTER ONLINE.

  • VOTE. MOST UTAH

  • SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. REGISTER BEFORE ELECTION

  • THE DEADLINE TO

  • DAY - OR UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION - IS 5PM ON OCTOBER 23RD, SO DO IT NOW!

  • ALL ACTIVE, REGISTERED UTAH VOTERS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR BALLOT IN THE

  • AUTOMATICALLY

  • MAIL. MOST COUNTY CLERKS BEGIN SENDING

  • THEM OUT AS EARLY AS OCTOBER 13TH.

  • USE OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK YOUR BALLOT MAILING ANY CHANGES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

  • ADDRESS AND MAKE

  • NOW WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, SIGN WHERE INDICATED

  • AND MAIL IT BACK TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED. COUNTY, YOU MAY NEED A

  • DEPENDING ON YOUR

  • STAMP. MAILED BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

  • NOVEMBER 2ND, BUT

  • RECOMMENDS SENDING YOURS NO LATER THAN OCTOBER IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!

  • 27TH, SO PLAY

  • YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT

  • TO YOUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE OR

  • A BALLOT DROP BOX BEFORE 8PM ON ELECTION DAY. USE OUR WEBSITE TO

  • CHECK THE HOURS AND LOCATIONS FOR WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTY.

  • IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE EARLY ON WEEKDAYS FROM OCTOBER

  • 20TH TO 30TH. SOME COUNTIES MAY OFFER ADDITIONAL DATES, SO

  • USE OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE. OR, YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY.

  • YOU WILL NEED TWO FORMS OF ID OR ONE PHOTO YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!

  • ID. WEAR A MASK, WASH

  • SO THERE YOU ARE, UTAH. KNOW ANOTHER SMART UTAHN WHO WANTS TO VOTE?

  • JUST SEND THEM THIS VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.

  • WORD USING THE

  • COME ON, UTAH! YOU MAY BE HOME TO SOME NATURE IN THE COUNTRY.

  • OF THE MOST SCENIC

  • BUT YOU ONLY NEED TO LOOK AWAY FOR JUST A OUT A BALLOT. GO VOTE!

  • FEW MINUTES TO FILL

HELLO, UTAH! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE YOU DO!

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