Celebrities went nude in a public service announcement bringing attention to naked ballots on Wednesday.
The video included Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, and Mark Ruffalo, who all appeared to be topless.
“I know what you’re thinking,” said Ruffalo. “You’re thinking, ‘Ruffalo, uh, put your clothes on.'”
Celebs including @SarahKSilverman, @TiffanyHaddish, and @chrisrock are stripping down to bring attention to naked ballots and encourage voters to follow vote-by-mail instructions (via @representus) pic.twitter.com/D61Lt27P7o
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 7, 2020
The celebrities warned viewers to follow the instructions on ballots. They cautioned people, in particular, to make sure that if the ballot came with an extra privacy envelope, to use it so that they didn’t have a “naked” ballot.
In Pennsylvania, the state’s Supreme Court recently ruled that ballots that do not use the required secrecy envelope, an extra envelope with no identifying information on it that is put into the larger return envelope, will not be counted.
Delaware Senate candidate Lauren Witzke tweeted, “Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler and Amy Schumer getting naked trying to inspire votes for the Democrats might be the best advertisement for the Republican Party in history. The D in DNC stands for Degeneracy.”
Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler and Amy Schumer getting naked trying to inspire votes for the Democrats might be the best advertisement for the Republican Party in history.
The D in DNC stands for Degeneracy.
— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) October 7, 2020
“Alright who’s the Hollywood PR rep who thought this was a good idea?” tweeted video journalist Lindsay Wigo.
Alright who’s the Hollywood PR rep who thought this was a good idea pic.twitter.com/RRG6qXVuFW
— Lindsay Wigo (@LindsayWigo) October 7, 2020
The PSA was organized by RepresentUS, a nonprofit group focused on corruption and voter issues.
“This is not a partisan issue; it affects all people planning to vote by mail,” said the organization’s CEO Josh Silver. “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.”
