HELLO, GEORGIA! REMEMBER ME? IT’S YOUR OLD BUDDY STEPHEN COLBERT. DID YOU ENJOY VOTING IN THE 2020
ELECTION? WELL CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'VE QUALIFIED FOR THE CHANCE TO VOTE AGAIN! AND I'M HERE TO
HELP YOU DO IT.
IT'S TIME FOR PART ONE OF OUR ONE PART SERIES, BETTER KNOW A RUN-OFF. TONIGHT,
THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: GEORGIA! "THE VOTIN' PEACHES!"
YES, GEORGIA: THE STATE SO NICE, THEY'RE VOTING THERE TWICE!
AND WHAT MAKES GEORGIA THE GREATEST?
WELL FOR STARTERS,
BOTH OF YOUR SENATE SEATS ARE BEING DECIDED IN RUNOFF ELECTIONS ON JANUARY 5TH THAT WILL DECIDE
THE BALANCE OF THE U.S. SENATE! IT'S ALL BECAUSE GEORGIA LAW REQUIRES CANDIDATES TO GET MORE THAN
50% OF THE VOTE AND, IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, NO ONE MANAGED TO CLEAR "THE MAJORITY THRESHOLD."
"THE MAJORITY THRESHOLD," OF COURSE, ALSO THE NAME OF THE WORST-SELLING JOHN GRISHAM NOVEL.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED VOTING IN THE GEORGIA SENATE RUNOFFS RIGHT NOW. FOR MORE
INFORMATION AS WELL AS LINKS TO ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED, CHECK OUT BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM/GA
OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE
REGISTERED TO VOTE. IF YOU ARE A U.S CITIZEN AND GEORGIA RESIDENT WHO IS 18 BY JANUARY 5TH,
YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION, EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T REGISTERED OR OLD ENOUGH DURING THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION. MOST GEORGIANS CAN REGISTER ONLINE, OR YOU CAN SUBMIT A FORM TO YOUR COUNTY
BOARD OF REGISTRARS. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS DECEMBER 7TH: A DATE THAT WILL LIVE IN DEMOCRACY!
ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED,
YOU CAN VOTE EARLY IN-PERSON STARTING DECEMBER 14TH WITH A PHOTO ID. FIND YOUR COUNTY'S HOURS
AND ADVANCE VOTING LOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN ALSO VOTE EARLY ABSENTEE. FIRST, REQUEST YOUR BALLOT ONLINE. THE LINK IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
BALLOTS ARE SENT OUT AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER 18TH, SO TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE,
REQUEST IT NOW.
NOW WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND SIGN
WHERE INDICATED. RETURN YOUR COMPLETED BALLOT TO YOUR REGISTRAR'S OFFICE OR A
SECURE DROP-OFF LOCATION IN YOUR COUNTY BEFORE CLOSE OF POLLS ON ELECTION DAY.
YOU CAN ALSO RETURN IT BY MAIL TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE ENVELOPE.
IF MAILED, YOU WILL NEED A STAMP AND SINCE YOUR BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 5TH,
THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS SENDING IT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 29TH. PLAY IT SAFE AND
DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
YOU CAN ALSO VOTE AT YOUR POLLING PLACE WITH PHOTO ID ON THE DAY OF THE RUNOFF, JANUARY 5TH. WEAR A
MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU ARE, GEORGIA. KNOW ANOTHER SMART GEORGIAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE IN THE
RUN-OFF? JUST SEND THEM THIS VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWARUNOFF.
NOW GO VOTE, GEORGIA. RUN OFF TO THE RUN-OFF!