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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!

HELLO, SOUTH CAROLINA! I'M NATIVE SON, STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION?

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