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

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

  • WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR PART 46 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES:

  • BETTER

  • KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: HAWAII! "THE VOTIN' ISLANDERS!"

  • WHAT MAKES HAWAII THE GREATEST? WELL, FOR ONE THING, HAWAII IS

  • THE ONLY STATE THAT

  • IS RABIES-FREE.

  • AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS: HAWAII'S RACCOONS ARE CRAZY BY CHOICE!

  • ANOTHER FUN FACT: HAWAII 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 HAWAII 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 HAWAII IS BELOW.

  • FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. MOST HAWAII VOTERS CAN REGISTER ONLINE. USE

  • OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER BEFORE ELECTION DAY IS OCTOBER 5TH,

  • SO DO IT NOW!

  • IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED, USE OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK THAT YOUR REGISTERED ADDRESS IS UP

  • TO DATE.

  • ALL ACTIVE, REGISTERED HAWAII VOTERS SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE THEIR MAIL BALLOT PACKET

  • BY OCTOBER 16TH. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOURS, CONTACT YOUR COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION FOR

  • A REPLACEMENT.

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

  • THE ADDRESS PROVIDED. MAILED BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7PM ON ELECTION DAY, SO THE

  • U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS SENDING YOURS NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. PLAY IT SAFE;

  • DO IT RIGHT AWAY!

  • YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO ANY PLACE OF DEPOSIT IN YOUR COUNTY. USE OUR WEBSITE

  • TO CHECK HOURS AND LOCATIONS.

  • OR, YOU CAN DROP YOUR BALLOT OFF AT A VOTER SERVICE CENTER BEGINNING OCTOBER 20TH. YOUR

  • BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7PM ON ELECTION DAY.

  • IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOU CAN ALSO VOTE EARLY AT A VOTER SERVICE CENTER BETWEEN

  • OCTOBER 20TH AND NOVEMBER 3RD, EXCLUDING SUNDAYS. USE OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE. WEAR A MASK,

  • WASH YOUR HANDS, AND GO VOTE!

  • SO THERE YOU ARE, HAWAII. KNOW ANOTHER SMART HAWAII RESIDENT WHO WANTS TO VOTE? SEND THEM

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

  • PLEASE VOTE, HAWAII. YOU MAY BE THE 50TH STATE IN THE UNION, BUT YOU CAN BE NUMBER ONE WHEN

  • IT COMES TO VOTING. ALOHA!

ALOHA, HAWAII! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? 'COURSE

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