HELLO, PENNSYLVANIA! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION?
OF COURSE YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS PENNSYLVANIA IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: PENNSYLVANIA! "THE VOTIN' KEYSTONERS!"
WHAT MAKES PENNSYLVANIA THE GREATEST?
WELL, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WAS HELD IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1787?
AND PENNSYLVANIA WAS WELL-REPRESENTED BY FOUNDERS LIKE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, GOVERNOR MORRIS, AND
GRITTY.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: PENNSYLVANIA 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 PENNSYLVANIA 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 YOUR STATE IS BELOW
FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE; JUST USE OUR LINK.
THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 19TH, SO DO IT NOW!
NOW ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, YOU CAN REQUEST YOUR
MAIL-IN BALLOT ONLINE THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA
VOTER SERVICES PORTAL. AGAIN, YOU CAN JUST USE OUR LINK TO GET THERE.
OR YOU CAN APPLY IN PERSON AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE. REQUEST YOUR BALLOT AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE OR THERE IS A CHANCE YOUR BALLOT WON'T ARRIVE IN TIME FOR YOU TO SEND IT BACK
AND HAVE YOUR VOTE COUNTED, SO DO IT NOW!
AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR MAIL IN BALLOT, MARK YOUR BALLOT AND FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.
PLACE
YOUR BALLOT IN THE "SECRECY" ENVELOPE AND THEN PUT THE SECRECY ENVELOPE INTO THE "OFFICIAL
RETURN" ENVELOPE. BE SURE TO SIGN, DATE AND COMPLETE THE VOTER'S DECLARATION ON THE OUTER
ENVELOPE,
OR YOUR BALLOT MAY NOT COUNT. BEFORE MAILING, CHECK TO SEE IF YOU NEED A STAMP. BALLOTS
MUST BE POSTMARKED BY 8PM ON ELECTION DAY NOVEMBER 3RD, AND RECEIVED BY 5PM ON NOVEMBER
6TH, BUT THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
RECOMMENDS SENDING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. SO PLAY IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
OR, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOU CAN REQUEST, COMPLETE, AND SUBMIT YOUR MAIL-IN
BALLOT IN PERSON EARLY AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 27TH.
AND IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVED YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT, YOU CAN HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY ELECTION
OFFICE BY 8PM ON ELECTION DAY. USE OUR LINK TO CHECK YOUR COUNTY'S HOURS AND LOCATIONS.
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN STILL GO TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. WEAR A MASK,
WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, PENNSYLVANIA. KNOW ANOTHER SMART PENNSYLVANIAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE?
SEND THEM THIS VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
REMEMBER, PENNSYLVANIA IS A SWING STATE. SO IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO CAST YOUR
VOTE. I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS. PENNSYLVANIA HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. IT'S THE
PART THAT'S NOT BLOCKED BY A CHEESESTEAK I HAD BACK IN 2008.
YOU STARTED THIS WHOLE "AMERICA" THING... YOU KINDA HAVE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. GET OUT
THERE AND VOTE, PENNSYLVANIA!