Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles HELLO, MISSOURI AND MISSOURA! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS MISSOURI IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION. WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR PART 24 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES: BETTER KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE NATION: MISSOURI! "THE VOTIN' SHOW-ME'S!" IN THE WHAT MAKES MISSOURI THE GREATEST? WELL DID YOU KNOW IN 1928 A BAKING COMPANY IN CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI WAS SLICED BREAD? THE FIRST TO SELL IT WAS A MAJOR INNOVATION THAT WAS HERALDED AS BEING THE BEST THING SINCE UN-SLICED BREAD. ANOTHER FUN FACT: MISSOURI IS JUST ONE OF 50 STATES THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO VOTE IN THIS YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. SO HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED VOTING IN MISSOURI RIGHT NOW. WE'VE MADE IT EASY, BY PUTTING THE RESOURCES YOU NEED ON BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM. THE LINK FOR MISSOURI IS BELOW. OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE, JUST USE OUR LINK. THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 7TH, BUT IF YOU WANT TO VOTE BY MAIL, YOU SHOULD DO IT NOW! ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN ABOUT MISSOURI'S MAIL-IN AND ABSENTEE VOTING OPTIONS FOR EARLY VOTING THIS YEAR. NO EXCUSE IS REQUIRED TO REQUEST A MAIL-IN BALLOT. YOU CAN USE OUR LINK TO PRINT THE MAIL-IN BALLOT REQUEST FORM. FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY AND MAIL OR HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITY. USE OUR LINK TO FIND YOURS! YOUR BALLOT REQUEST MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM ON OCTOBER 21ST, BUT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE, DO IT NOW. WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, SIGN THE STATEMENT ON THE ENVELOPE AND GET IT NOTARIZED. YOU CAN USE OUR LINK TO FIND A NOTARY WHO WILL DO THIS FOR FREE. ABSENTEE BALLOTS REQUIRE AN EXCUSE. IF YOU MEET ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS, YOU CAN REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT FROM YOUR LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITY EMAIL BEFORE 5PM ON OCTOBER 21ST. BY FAX OR IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF EIGHT AT-RISK GROUPS FOR COVID-19, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE 65 YEARS OR OLDER, YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT WILL NOT NEED TO BE NOTARIZED. YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST AND CAST YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT IN-PERSON AT YOUR LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITY THROUGH NOVEMBER 2ND. GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE. BOTH ABSENTEE AND MAIL-IN BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 7PM ON NOVEMBER 3RD, SO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS MAILING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. BUT 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, MISSOURI. KNOW ANOTHER SMART MISSOURIAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE? JUST SEND THEM THIS VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT. COME ON, "SHOW ME" STATE! SHOW ME THAT YOU VOTED. AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, SHOW ME A REFRESHING BUD LIGHT LIME-A-RITA. I'LL DRINK ANYTHING.
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