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

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

  • WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S

  • TIME FOR PART 29 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES: KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE

  • BETTER

  • IN THE NATION: NEBRASKA! "THE VOTIN' CORNHUSKERS!"

  • WHAT MAKES NEBRASKA THE GREATEST?

  • WELL, FOR STARTERS, NEBRASKA HAS BEEN THE HOME OF SO MANY ENTREPRENEURS, INCLUDING

  • CLIFTON

  • HILLEGASS WHO, IN 1958, INVENTED THE STUDY "CLIFFS NOTES." IT WAS AN INNOVATION

  • GUIDE

  • THAT PUT HIM IN THE HISTORY BOOKS, ONE ASSUMES. I JUST USED CLIFFS NOTES.

  • ANOTHER FUN FACT: NEBRASKA 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 NEBRASKA RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION

  • FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED,

  • CHECK OUT BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM. THE LINK FOR NEBRASKA IS BELOW.

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

  • THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 16TH, SO DO IT NOW!

  • ALL REGISTERED NEBRASKA VOTERS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EARLY-VOTING MAIL-IN BALLOT APPLICATION.

  • BUT IF NOT, YOU MAY NEED TO USE OUR LINK TO PRINT AN APPLICATION.

  • FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, SIGN WHERE INDICATED AND RETURN IT TO YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE

  • BY MAIL, E-MAIL OR FAX.

  • IF 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

  • ON THE SEALED ENVELOPE. MAIL IT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE

  • ENVELOPE. YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE OR DROPBOX. USE

  • OUR LINK TO FIND ONE NEAR YOU!

  • NEBRASKA BALLOTS MUST ARRIVE AT THE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIAL'S OFFICE BY 7PM MOUNTAIN

  • TIME ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 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 VOTE EARLY AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE

  • FROM OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 2ND. USE OUR LINK TO FIND YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE

  • LOCATION INFORMATION. WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!

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

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

  • COME ON, NEBRASKA. YOU'RE THE STATE THAT GAVE US KOOL-AID, SO IT'S TIME TO BURST THROUGH

  • THE BRICK WALL OF DEMOCRACY AND SAY: "OH, YEAH!... I'M VOTING."

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

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