Michigan Selects New Voting Stickers By Internet Poll

You may recall a couple of years ago when The Ulster County (New York) Board of Elections asked the public to submit designs and vote for a new "I voted" sticker, and they ended up with a purple head with red eyes on six spider legs. This year, the state of Michigan got into the act. Designs were submitted, and nine winners were chosen, three from elementary students, three from high school students, and three from the general public, voted on by internet poll. More than 57,000 votes came in, and the front runner by far was a design by 12-year-old Jane Hynous.

Because when you think of elections in Michigan, you think of a werewolf tearing its shirt off. You can see all nine winners here. County election boards can order any of the stickers, or a generic one. Michigan voters won't know which one they will get until they vote.   

(Top image credit: Dwight Burdette)


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I think it's meant as peer pressure... Many people advertising that they voted may encourage others to go and vote, too. Encouraging everyone to go out and vote is a very common refrain. I've never worn the sticker, myself.
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Although I understand the importance of voting, why do American adults wear a sticker proclaiming that they have? It seems very puerile. Stickers for good behavior are given at the dentist’s or doctor’s surgery to young children, but adults are surely past this stage.
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