HELLO, NEW YORK! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTIONS? OF COURSE
YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS NEW YORK IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
WELL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW. IT'S TIME FOR PART 30 OF OUR 50 PART SERIES: BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: NEW YORK! "THE VOTIN' APPLES!"
WHAT MAKES NEW YORK THE GREATEST?
WELL, FOR STARTERS, NEW YORK IS HOME TO TOWERING HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS, DAZZLING NATURAL SIGHTS
AND MARTIN SCORSE'S EYEBROWS. WHICH ARE A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: NEW YORK 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 NEW YORK RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED,
CHECK OUT BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM. THE LINK FOR NEW YORK IS BELOW.
OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. YOU CAN REGISTER OR CHECK YOUR CURRENT REGISTRATION
ONLINE; JUST USE OUR LINK. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 9TH, SO DO IT NOW.
ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, YOU CAN REQUEST YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT ONLINE OR BY SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION TO YOUR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS. JUST USE OUR LINK TO GET THERE.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE, DO IT NOW.
OKAY WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND SIGN WHERE INDICATED.
MAIL IT BACK TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO YOUR LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR TO ANY POLL SITE.
USE OUR LINK TO FIND ONE NEAR YOU.
NEW YORK BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR HAND DELIVERED BY NOVEMBER 3RD. IF YOU MAIL YOUR
BALLOT, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS HAVING IT IN THE MAIL NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. PLAY
IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
OR, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE EARLY FROM OCTOBER 24TH THROUGH NOVEMBER
1ST. USE OUR LINK TO FIND YOUR COUNTY'S EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS. WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS,
GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU ARE, NEW YORK. KNOW ANOTHER SMART NEW YORKER WHO WANTS TO VOTE? SEND THEM THIS
VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
SO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE! OUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON IT. LIKE SINATRA SAYS: IT'S UP TO YOU NEW
YORK! ALSO CALL YOUR PARENTS IN FLORIDA! VOTE!