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HELLO, SOUTH CAROLINA! I'M NATIVE SON, STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION?
OF COURSE YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS SOUTH CAROLINA IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR PART 35 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES:
BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE NATION: SOUTH CAROLINA! "THE VOTIN'
IN THE
PALMETTOS!"
WHAT MAKES SOUTH CAROLINA THE GREATEST? WELL DID YOU KNOW SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
IS KNOWN BIRTHPLACE OF SWEET TEA? IT WAS INVENTED WHEN RESIDENTS HAD THE
AS THE OFFICIAL
IDEA TO TAKE SOME JUST A LITTLE BIT OF ICED TEA.
SUGAR AND ADD
ANOTHER FUN FACT: SOUTH CAROLINA IS ONE OF JUST 50 STATES THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO
VOTE ELECTION. SO HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED VOTING IN
IN THIS YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL
SOUTH
CAROLINA RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND CHECK
BY MAIL.
OUT BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED. THE LINK FOR SOUTH
CAROLINA IS BELOW. OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO
VOTE. SOUTH CAROLINA OFFERS ONLINE REGISTRATION; JUST USE OUR LINK. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER
ONLINE IS OCTOBER 4TH, SO DO IT NOW!
ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, YOU CAN APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT USING THE "STATE OF EMERGENCY"
REASON. USE OUR LINK TO PRINT A FORM, COMPLETE SIGN WHERE INDICATED AND MAIL,
IT CAREFULLY,
FAX, EMAIL, OR HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY REGISTRATION OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF
VOTER
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE, REQUEST IT NOW.
WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS, AND SIGN WHERE INDICATED.
IF YOU ARE CASTING YOUR BALLOT AFTER OCTOBER 5TH, YOU WILL NEED ONE WITNESS SIGNATURE.
THEN, MAIL IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE ENVELOPE, OR HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY
VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE.
BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7PM ON NOVEMBER 3RD, BUT IF YOU ARE MAILING YOUR BALLOT, THE
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS SENDING IT BY OCTOBER 27TH. SO PLAY IT SAFE, AND DO IT
RIGHT AWAY!
OR YOU CAN CAST YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT IN-PERSON FROM OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH 5PM ON NOVEMBER 2ND
AT YOUR COUNTY'S ELECTION OFFICE. USE OUR LINK TO FIND HOURS AND LOCATIONS NEAR YOU,
AND DON'T FORGET YOUR VALID PHOTO ID. WEAR YOUR MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU ARE, SOUTH CAROLINA. KNOW ANOTHER SMART SOUTH CAROLINIAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE?
JUST SEND THEM THIS VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
WORD USING THE
SO GET TO VOTING, SOUTH CAROLINA.
REMEMBER OUR STATE MOTTO:
"DUM SPIRO SPERO": WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE... I HOPE YOU GO VOTE!