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

  • YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS COLORADO IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.

  • WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECUASE IT'S TIME FOR PART 41 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES:

  • BETTER

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

  • WHAT MAKES COLORADO THE GREATEST?

  • WELL

  • DID YOU KNOW COLORADO IS A STATE OF MANY "FIRSTS?" FOR EXAMPLE, DENVER IS HOME TO THE FIRST-EVER

  • CHIPOTLE. WHICH EXPLAINS THE CITY'S FAMOUS "DENVER: GUAC IS EXTRA."

  • MOTTO:

  • ANOTHER FUN FACT: COLORADO 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 COLORADO 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 COLORADO IS BELOW.

  • OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. MOST COLORADANS CAN REGISTER ONLINE. USE OUR

  • WEBSITE TO FIND OUT MORE. OCTOBER 26TH IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN REGISTER AND RECEIVE

  • YOUR BALLOT IN THE MAIL, SO DO IT RIGHT AWAY!

  • EVERY ACTIVE, REGISTERED COLORADO VOTER SHOULD RECEIVE A MAIL-IN BALLOT BEGINNING IN EARLY

  • OCTOBER. YOUR BALLOT WILL BE SENT TO THE MAILING ADDRESS YOU PROVIDED ON YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION,

  • SO USE OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION AND THE STATUS OF YOUR BALLOT.

  • YOU CAN ALSO PICK UP YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON AT YOUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE BEGINNING OCTOBER

  • 2ND.

  • NOW WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND SIGN WHERE INDICATED.

  • YOU MAY NEED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR ID IF YOU RECENTLY REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME.

  • MAIL YOUR BALLOT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

  • BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7PM ON NOVEMBER 3RD, BUT THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS

  • MAILING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH, SO PLAY IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!

  • YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO YOUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, A BALLOT DROP-BOX,

  • OR A "VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTER" BEFORE 7PM ON ELECTION DAY. USE OUR WEBSITE TO FIND

  • ONE NEAR YOU.

  • OR, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, BRING YOUR ID AND HEAD TO A "VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING

  • CENTER" STARTING OCTOBER 19TH THROUGH ELECTION DAY. WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!

  • SO THERE YOU ARE, COLORADO. KNOW ANOTHER SMART COLORADAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE? JUST SEND THEM THIS

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

  • SO GO GET VOTING, COLORADO! AFTER ALL, YOU HAVE THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST INCORPORATED CITY,

  • THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST PAVED ROAD, AND THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE -- SO

  • HOW ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S HIGHEST VOTER TURNOUT, HUH? VOTE!

HELLO, COLORADO! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. SAY, DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE

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