“I Voted” Sticker Design Contest Winners Selected

 HARWICH – The votes are in. The designs of four young artists have been chosen as winners in Town Clerk Emily Mitchell’s “I Voted” sticker design contest. 

Mitchell established the contest to get younger kids involved in the democratic process and to dress up the standard “I Voted” stickers the town clerk’s office has been handing out to registered voters here who have cast ballots. The contest had four age categories.

The contest directions stated “I Voted” must be prominently featured in the design. Designs must be non-partisan and should not refer to any political groups, slogans or issues. All designs must be original work, hand drawn on the provided entry form. Each entrant may submit only one design. The designs will be resized to fit a two-inch diameter sticker.

 “It was a total success,” Mitchell said of the participation by the young artists “It was such a joy, so great to see the kids' creativity, and the kids coming in to vote, it was an introduction into democracy.”

There was great participation from artists in the age categories and the community cast 295 votes in selecting the winners. Four winners were chosen in three categories. They were Lennon H. in age category 5 to 8; Francis S. and Sydney D. in age category 9 to 12; and Naomi B. in age category 13 to 15.

Mitchell said no full last names were provided on the applications as it was meant to protect the kids’ privacy. Each of the winners was provided a gift basket and wiffleball bat and ball with a label stating ”You hit it out of the ball park.” The gift included a certificate for winning the contest as well as a medal also stating they won the contest. There were also art supplies in the basket.

Mitchell said there will be 1,000 stickers created for each of the four winning designs and they will be handed out to voters casting ballots at the polls in the annual town election on May 19. Just how the various stickers will be distributed has not yet been determined, though Mitchell did say with four sticker designs, and there being four precincts in town, that could be a consideration.