HELLO, MARYLAND! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE
YOU DO! EVERYBODY KNOWS MARYLAND IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: MARYLAND! "THE VOTIN' CRAB
CAKES!"
WHAT MAKES MARYLAND THE GREATEST?
WELL DID YOU KNOW THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM, THE BALTIMORE RAVENS ARE NAMED AFTER THE POEM
EDGAR ALLAN POE?
WHICH IS WHY ONE OF THE TEAMS MOST FAMOUS PLAYS INVOLVES LURING THE OPPOSING TEAM TO
THE BASEMENT WITH THE PROMISE OF A CASK OF RARE WINE, AND THEN SLOWLY SEALING THEM BEHIND
THE WALL BRICK BY BRICK.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: MARYLAND 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 MARYLAND 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 MARYLAND IS BELOW.
OKAY FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. MOST MARYLAND VOTERS CAN REGISTER ONLINE.
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER ONLINE IS 9PM ON OCTOBER 13TH, SO DO IT NOW!
ELIGIBLE MARYLAND VOTERS MAY HAVE RECEIVED A MAIL-IN BALLOT APPLICATION IN THE MAIL.
YOU CAN RETURN IT BY MAIL, FAX, EMAIL OR IN PERSON TO YOUR LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
IF YOU HAND DELIVER YOUR APPLICATION, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT RIGHT
AWAY, FILL IT OUT, AND SUBMIT IT TO AN ELECTION OFFICIAL ALL IN ONE TRIP.
USE OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK HOURS, AS COVID-19 MAY HAVE LIMITED IN-PERSON OPERATIONS.
YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT ONLINE. YOU CAN USE OUR LINK AGAIN.
BALLOT REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 20TH, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR BALLOT IN
ON TIME, DO IT NOW!
OKAY WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS, SIGN WHERE
INDICATED, AND MAIL IT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE ENVELOPE.
BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 3RD, BUT THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS
SENDING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH, SO PLAY IT SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO YOUR LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS, AN EARLY VOTING
CENTER, AN ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTER, OR A BALLOT DROP-BOX BY 8PM ON ELECTION DAY. GO
TO OUR WEBSITE TO FIND OUT LOCATIONS NEAR YOU.
OR IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE AT AN EARLY VOTING CENTER IN YOUR COUNTY
FROM OCTOBER 26TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 2ND. CHECK OUR WEBSITE TO FIND YOUR COUNTY LOCATIONS.
OR, YOU CAN VOTE AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY. WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU ARE, MARYLAND. KNOW ANOTHER SMART MARYLANDER WHO WANTS TO VOTE? JUST SEND THEM
THIS VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
GET TO VOTING, MARYLAND! THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET TO
PICK YOUR OWN NEIGHBORS? VOTE!