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  • HELLO, PENNSYLVANIA! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION?

  • OF COURSE YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS PENNSYLVANIA IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.

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

  • BETTER

  • KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: PENNSYLVANIA! "THE VOTIN' KEYSTONERS!"

  • WHAT MAKES PENNSYLVANIA THE GREATEST?

  • WELL, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WAS HELD IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1787?

  • AND PENNSYLVANIA WAS WELL-REPRESENTED BY FOUNDERS LIKE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, GOVERNOR MORRIS, AND

  • GRITTY.

  • ANOTHER FUN FACT: PENNSYLVANIA 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 PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT NOW.

  • THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL. CHECK OUT BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM

  • FOR MORE INFORMATION - AND ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED.

  • THE LINK FOR YOUR STATE IS BELOW

  • FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE; JUST USE OUR LINK.

  • THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 19TH, SO DO IT NOW!

  • NOW ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, YOU CAN REQUEST YOUR

  • MAIL-IN BALLOT ONLINE THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA

  • VOTER SERVICES PORTAL. AGAIN, YOU CAN JUST USE OUR LINK TO GET THERE.

  • OR YOU CAN APPLY IN PERSON AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE. REQUEST YOUR BALLOT AS SOON

  • AS POSSIBLE OR THERE IS A CHANCE YOUR BALLOT WON'T ARRIVE IN TIME FOR YOU TO SEND IT BACK

  • AND HAVE YOUR VOTE COUNTED, SO DO IT NOW!

  • AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR MAIL IN BALLOT, MARK YOUR BALLOT AND FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.

  • PLACE

  • YOUR BALLOT IN THE "SECRECY" ENVELOPE AND THEN PUT THE SECRECY ENVELOPE INTO THE "OFFICIAL

  • RETURN" ENVELOPE. BE SURE TO SIGN, DATE AND COMPLETE THE VOTER'S DECLARATION ON THE OUTER

  • ENVELOPE,

  • OR YOUR BALLOT MAY NOT COUNT. BEFORE MAILING, CHECK TO SEE IF YOU NEED A STAMP. BALLOTS

  • MUST BE POSTMARKED BY 8PM ON ELECTION DAY NOVEMBER 3RD, AND RECEIVED BY 5PM ON NOVEMBER

  • 6TH, BUT THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

  • RECOMMENDS SENDING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. SO PLAY IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!

  • OR, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOU CAN REQUEST, COMPLETE, AND SUBMIT YOUR MAIL-IN

  • BALLOT IN PERSON EARLY AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 27TH.

  • AND IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVED YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT, YOU CAN HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY ELECTION

  • OFFICE BY 8PM ON ELECTION DAY. USE OUR LINK TO CHECK YOUR COUNTY'S HOURS AND LOCATIONS.

  • AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN STILL GO TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. WEAR A MASK,

  • WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!

  • WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!

  • SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, PENNSYLVANIA. KNOW ANOTHER SMART PENNSYLVANIAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE?

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

  • REMEMBER, PENNSYLVANIA IS A SWING STATE. SO IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO CAST YOUR

  • VOTE. I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS. PENNSYLVANIA HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. IT'S THE

  • PART THAT'S NOT BLOCKED BY A CHEESESTEAK I HAD BACK IN 2008.

  • YOU STARTED THIS WHOLE "AMERICA" THING... YOU KINDA HAVE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. GET OUT

  • THERE AND VOTE, PENNSYLVANIA!

HELLO, PENNSYLVANIA! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION?

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