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Creative 'I Voted' stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design
Rolls of I Voted stickers that were designed by students as part of a contest are ready to be given out to voters at an early voting center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
A voter holds a pair of "I Voted" stickers that were designed by students at an early voting center last week in Albuquerque, N.M.
Election worker Marsha Strom prepares to hand out "I Voted" stickers at an early voting center last week in Albuquerque, N.M.
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández holds up a voting sticker as she campaigns for fellow Democrats in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Rolls of "I Voted" stickers are stacked at an early voting center last week in Albuquerque, N.M.
Rolls of "I Voted" stickers that were designed by students as part of a contest sit on a desk at an early voting center last week in Albuquerque, N.M.
An election worker holds up a roll of I Voted stickers designed by a student in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
"I Voted" stickers are on display at a polling place last week in Las Vegas.
"I Voted" stickers are displayed at the Southfield Township Clerk's office last week in Southfield Township, Mich. Many of the stickers were created by students in a statewide contest.
Stickers for voters sit in a roll on a ballot box at a voting drop-off location Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Washington Park in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Ten-year-old Grace, of Milton, N.H. shows her contest winning "I Voted" sticker in her homeschool classroom, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Milton. Grace's design, inspired by a framed image of New Hampshire's famed Old Man of the Mountain at her home, features the landmark with an American flag in the background. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Ten-year-old Grace, of Milton, N.H., who won a "I Voted" sticker contest, pats her dog while doing work in her homeschool classroom, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Milton. Grace's design, inspired by a framed image of New Hampshire's famed Old Man of the Mountain at her home, features the landmark with an American flag in the background. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Rolls of I Voted stickers are stocked at an early voting center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Rolls of I Voted stickers that were designed by students as part of a contest are stacked at a voting center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Ten-year-old Grace shows her contest-winning "I Voted" sticker in her homeschool classroom Thursday in Milton, N.H. Her design was inspired by the framed image of New Hampshire's famed Old Man of the Mountain rock formation.
"I voted!" stickers designed by a young student are seen during early in-person voting, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
