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HELLO, ARIZONA! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE
YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS ARIZONA IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR PART 38 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES:
BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: "THE VOTIN' ARIZONANS!"
WHAT MAKES ARIZONA THE GREATEST? WELL DID YOU KNOW THAT THE OFFICIAL NECKWEAR
OF ARIZONA IS THE BOLA TIE? BOLA TIES: FOR
WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING THINNER THAN A NECKTIE BUT ALSO MUCH HEAVIER.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: ARIZONA 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
ARIZONA RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL. BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION
CHECK OUT
AND ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED. LINK FOR ARIZONA IS BELOW.
THE
OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. MOST ARIZONANS CAN REGISTER ONLINE.
JUST USE OUR LINK.
REGISTRATIONS SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH ARE VALID FOR THE 2020 ELECTION.
ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, YOU CAN USE OUR LINK TO REQUEST YOUR BALLOT-BY-MAIL ONLINE.
THE
DEADLINE TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IS OCTOBER 23RD, BUT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU GET YOUR BALLOT ON TIME TO VOTE, REQUEST IT NOW.
WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND SIGN WHERE INDICATED
FILL
AND POSSIBLE TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE PRE-PAID ENVELOPE.
MAIL IT BACK AS SOON AS
YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER IT TO ANY BALLOT DROP-BOX, DROP-OFF LOCATION, EARLY VOTING
LOCATION OR POLLING PLACE IN YOUR COUNTY ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY. USE OUR LINK TO FIND
HOURS AND LOCATIONS NEAR YOU. BALLOTS MUST BE ON ELECTION DAY, BUT THE
RECEIVED BY 7PM
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS SENDING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH, SO PLAY IT SAFE
AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN-PERSON, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO VOTE EARLY BETWEEN OCTOBER 7TH AND
OCTOBER 30TH. USE OUR LINK TO FIND YOUR COUNTY'S HOURS AND LOCATIONS.
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN VOTE AT YOUR POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY! EITHER WAY, YOU WILL
NEED ID. WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU ARE, ARIZONA. KNOW ANOTHER SMART ARIZONAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE? SEND THEM THIS
VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
COME ON, ARIZONA! ELECTION SEASON IS HEATING UP. BUT IT'S A DRY HEAT. SO GO VOTE!