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And I'm gonna pay these off, I swear.

Just as soon as I find a new job.

- A new job?

- Yes.

I used to be in this Willy Nelson

tribute band. I was thinking about...

getting the guys back together again,

soon as our bass player gets paroled.

And the drinking, I know it,

I know it looks bad.

And licking that sucker

is at the top of my list.

Please don't take away from me.

I'll do anything you say,

I swear.

She's just my only good thing.

Mr. Johnson,

we're not from Social Services.

No?

We're from the State

Election Bureau.

F***! Thank you, Jesus!

I'm Secretary of State Brower.

And this is Attorney General Wyatt.

Mr. Johnson,

did you cast your vote last night?

Last night, did you vote?

That's right,

it's my civic duty, isn't it?

Indeed it is.

Mr. Johnson,

is this your signature?

I guess.

You guess it's your signature?

No, no. That's right.

That's my signature.

Did you retain your stub?

What stub?

The perforated stub

on top of your ballot.

Where's that perforated stub

that I gave you for your school project?

I've got it.

It's him.

Yeah, it's him. What do you mean,

"him?" Me, him?

Sir, your vote didn't count.

Mr. Johnson,

it's our duty to inform you...

that you are entitled to recast

your ballot in a timely manner.

What if I don't want to?

Bud!

Alright then, how about if I, how

about if I just whisper it to you then?

Right here we'd get it over with,

right now and you can listen too!

No, sir, there are strict rules

and legal procedures.

Legal sh*t. Sh*t, fellas,

I can't afford a lawyer.

You're not in trouble.

You don't need a lawyer.

However,

I will have to administer an oath.

An oath?

An oath. Please,

place your hand on the Bible.

Do you, Earnest Johnson...

swear to recast your ballot

in the spirit of the law?

Yeah, yes, sure. Okay.

So noted.

A petition will be filed on your behalf

and a date will be set for your revote.

Does this put me

on some sort of fast track list?

You know, for like jury duty?

Considering the gravity of this

situation, keep all of this a secret.

Have a good night.

Sorry.

You should be! I could get into

all kinds of trouble because of you!

Gosh, Molly!

Why can't you

learn just to let things be?

I told you this was important to me,

but you never listen!

Another astonishing development:

New Mexico Elections Bureau is reporting...

a single irregular ballot is holding

up a final decision in the state.

As I said, a single ballot.

That's one vote, folks!

This really couldn't get any stranger,

MSNBC has learned that the voter...

has been identified and has

agreed to recast the ballot.

One voter will decide the fate

of the state's five electoral votes.

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