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

  • YOU DO! DELAWARE IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.

  • EVERYBODY KNOWS

  • WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR PART 10 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES:

  • BETTER

  • KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: DELAWARE! "THE VOTIN' BLUE HENS!”

  • WHAT MAKES DELAWARE THE GREATEST?

  • WELL DID YOU KNOW DELAWARE WAS THE VERY FIRST STATE TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION?

  • YOU WERE INTO THIS COUNTRY BEFORE IT WAS COOL. YOU'RE THE HIPSTERS OF DEMOCRACY!

  • ANOTHER FUN FACT: DELAWARE 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 DELAWARE 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 10TH, SO DO IT NOW!

  • IN DELAWARE, ALL REGISTERED VOTERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A BALLOT REQUEST FORM IN THE MAIL.

  • CAREFULLY FILL IT OUT, SIGN IT AND EMAIL, FAX, OR MAIL IT BACK TO YOUR COUNTY

  • ELECTIONS OFFICE. BALLOT REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 30TH, BUT IF YOU WANT

  • TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE: DO IT NOW.

  • YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST AND CAST YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE

  • THROUGH NOON ON NOVEMBER 2ND.

  • WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, SIGN WHERE INDICATED, AND MAIL IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED

  • ON THE ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY DEPARTMENT

  • OF ELECTIONS.

  • IT MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 3RD, SO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS MAILING IT

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

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

  • WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!

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

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

  • DELAWARE, YOU MAY BE THE LOWEST STATE IN ELEVATION, BUT IT'S TIME TO BE HIGHEST IN TERMS OF VOTER

  • TURNOUT! SO GO VOTE!

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

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