HELLO, ALABAMA! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE
YOU DO!
EVERYBODY KNOWS ALABAMA IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: ALABAMA! "THE VOTIN' YELLOW
HAMMERS!"
WHAT MAKES ALABAMA THE GREATEST?
THE ONLY
OFFICIAL DRINK?
OOH.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: ALABAMA 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 ALABAMA RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION FOR HOW YOU CAN VOTE EARLY AND BY MAIL. CHECK OUT BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED. THE LINK FOR YOUR STATE IS BELOW.
FIRST, MAKE SURE YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE OR JUST USE OUR LINK.
THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 19TH, SO DO IT NOW.
ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, YOU CAN REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IF YOU HAVE ONE OF SEVEN EXCUSES,
INCLUDING COVID-19 CONCERNS.
AGAIN, YOU CAN JUST USE OUR LINK TO GET THERE. PRINT YOUR REQUEST FORM AND FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY.
SIGN IT AND ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO ID, THEN MAIL IT OR HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR ABSENTEE
ELECTION MANAGER. BALLOT REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 29TH, BUT IF YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE: JUST DO IT NOW.
YOU MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO REQUEST AND CAST YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON AT YOUR ABSENTEE ELECTION
MANAGER'S OFFICE THROUGH OCTOBER 29TH.
AND ATTACH
YOUR PHOTO ID.
TWO WITNESS'
ENVELOPE. YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER YOUR BALLOT TO THE ABSENTEE ELECTION MANAGER. YOUR BALLOT
MUST BE POSTMARKED OR HAND DELIVERED BY NOVEMBER 2ND, SO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS
MAILING IT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. PLAY IT SAFE AND JUST DO IT RIGHT AWAY!
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN STILL GO TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. WEAR A MASK,
WASH YOUR HANDS, GO VOTE!
SO THERE YOU ARE, ALABAMA. KNOW ANOTHER SMART ALABAMIAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE? SEND THEM THIS
VIDEO. AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
PLEASE, ALABAMA, MAKE TIME TO CAST YOUR VOTE. THE TIDE CAN HOLD THE ROLL. GET IN YOUR BOAT
AND VOTE!