HELLO, DELAWARE! I'M STEPHEN COLBERT. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION? OF COURSE
YOU DO! DELAWARE IS THE SMARTEST STATE IN THE NATION.
EVERYBODY KNOWS
BETTER
KNOW A BALLOT. TONIGHT, THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION: DELAWARE! "THE VOTIN' BLUE HENS!”
WHAT MAKES DELAWARE THE GREATEST?
WELL DID YOU KNOW DELAWARE WAS THE VERY FIRST STATE TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION?
YOU WERE INTO THIS COUNTRY BEFORE IT WAS COOL. YOU'RE THE HIPSTERS OF DEMOCRACY!
ANOTHER FUN FACT: DELAWARE 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 DELAWARE 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 10TH, SO DO IT NOW!
IN DELAWARE, ALL REGISTERED VOTERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A BALLOT REQUEST FORM IN THE MAIL.
CAREFULLY FILL IT OUT, SIGN IT AND EMAIL, FAX, OR MAIL IT BACK TO YOUR COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICE. BALLOT REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 30TH, BUT IF YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO VOTE: DO IT NOW.
YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST AND CAST YOUR BALLOT IN PERSON AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE
THROUGH NOON ON NOVEMBER 2ND.
WHEN YOU GET YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT CAREFULLY, SIGN WHERE INDICATED, AND MAIL IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED
ON THE ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN ALSO HAND DELIVER IT TO YOUR COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF ELECTIONS.
IT MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 3RD, SO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RECOMMENDS MAILING IT
NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 27TH. SO PLAY IT SAFE AND 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, DELAWARE. KNOW ANOTHER SMART DELAWAREAN WHO WANTS TO VOTE? JUST SEND THEM THIS
VIDEO, AND SPREAD THE WORD USING THE HASHTAG #BETTERKNOWABALLOT.
DELAWARE, YOU MAY BE THE LOWEST STATE IN ELEVATION, BUT IT'S TIME TO BE HIGHEST IN TERMS OF VOTER
TURNOUT! SO GO VOTE!