Now that we have your attention… Here’s what you need to know if you are voting by mail this election:
1. Follow ALL instructions carefully. If it says use 2 envelopes, use 2 envelopes. If it says use a black pen, use a black pen. Not funny. Not sexy. But absolutely essential.
2. Mail your ballot or drop it off ASAP. Like now. If your ballot arrives late, it won’t count and you’ll have been naked for nothing.
3. In places like Pennsylvania, your ballot must be placed in an inner and outer envelope. Put your ballot in the inner envelope, then put the inner envelope in the outer envelope. If you don’t do this, it’s called a naked ballot, and it won’t count. You can be naked, but your ballots cannot.
Celebrities including Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman and Amy Schumer strip down for a revealing new public service announcement (PSA) aimed at raising awareness about so-called naked ballots.
Other entertainers featured in the unclothed PSA include: Tiffany Haddish, model Naomi Campbell, “Frozen’s” Josh Gad, Sacha Baron Cohen as his character, Borat, and Ryan Michelle Bathe.
“This is not a partisan issue; it affects all people planning to vote by mail,” RepresentUS co-founder and CEO Josh Silver said in a statement. “We’re grateful to this committed and talented group for making an eye-catching video so that everyone understands what they need to do to ensure their vote is counted.”
Last week, a trio of female politicians from Pittsburgh went topless for their own awareness campaign about naked ballots, warning Pennsylvania voters to make sure their mail-in ballots get counted.
“Immediately when I heard the term naked ballots, and being a woman in the male-dominated environment of politics, where they are always trying to control our bodies, I thought, ‘Why not take some control back? And also get the voters’ attention,” Bethany Hallam, a Democratic councilwoman at large for Allegheny County, told the Guardian.
Mail-in voting is expected to see a surge this year as many voters seek to limit their potential exposure to the coronavirus.
CALL TO ACTION: For more info (and naked celebs), visit https://represent.us/dont_be_naked
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