They had an art contest for teenagers, to design the “I Voted” stickers to be given out next November.
The number of votes speaks volumes. LOL and SFW.
https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/i-voted-sticker-contest/
Love it. I voted for a nice one because that’s how I roll - today anyway.
I went with the lady holding the big sign.
Oh, I voted, and you KNOW which way I went.
Ok, so the web site says these are the finalists. The fact that that one made the cut makes me curious as to exactly how they selected the finalists, and what the rest of the entry pool was like.
Me, too, but it has no chance against that creepy old man spider. 93%???
So, I voted. Do I get a sticker?
This should be interesting. The key difference between this and the debacle concerning Mr McBoatface is that this is something directly linked to a democratic process. There would seem to be less scope here to dismiss the most popular entry.
Still, an obvious copout comes to mind: take the top two, and offer people a choice of which sticker they want.
I’m not even sure I disapprove.
I think that’s a brilliant design and I’d almost vote just to get the sticker, which means it did its job.
On the other hand, they might throw the whole thing out, seeing as of right now there are 50K more votes than residents of the county.
I feel bad for the other 5 finalists.
Ohhhh… that’s going to feed the wingnuts claiming widespread election fraud in 2020
Why? I seriously and unironically think that’s a good design. It has whimsy and style. It is identifiable from a distance. It brings buzz to the “brand” you are selling (in this case, voting.) It’s youthful (the demographic you especially want to target with voting.) I might move the “I VOTED” a tad over to the right, but I like the composition overall. Maybe take out the red in the eyes and make them white or something more contrasting, but I love this damned this. The other ones are rather blah. The cartoonish girl with the “I VOTED” sign is the only other one I like.
Mostly because they put as much or more effort into their designs, but are getting in total less than 10% of the votes. I don’t feel bad because they’re losing, but they’re getting crushed. And maybe a little because they’re getting crushed by a terrifying spider creature.
I entered an online tattoo contest way back in the day, when the internet was a new thing. I was proud of the piece I’d entered, loading it from a big floppy.
I checked on the voting several times a day, but the shop that sponsored the contest was a small shop and their site got little traffic. I had 17 votes (mostly friends and family) and the other entries had similar numbers but I was in first place.
I started mentioning the contest online in forums like FARK. I was just trying to drive more traffic to the site, but I didn’t realize people would recognize my user name and vote for me.
Before long I was in first place with 3,000 votes. Second place had 93 votes. I was embarrassed, notified the shop, and asked them to remove my entry. Meanwhile, they were thrilled with all the traffic and kept my entry up.
I actually saw this story on “The Young Turks” YT channel.
YT also introduced me to the Hydraulic Press Channel a few years ago. They aren’t entirely about ultra-left wing politics.
Woodstock is in Ulster County, 20 minutes from Marbletown, where the sticker designer lives. It still has an artsy, offbeat vibe. I’m willing to bet that that teen has been spending time in Woodstock.
And whoever is getting votes in for the contest is doing quite a job. 238K votes in a rural county with a total population of 180K.
If I lived in that county I would vote just to get that sticker, so seems like if the purpose is to get people to vote it’s doing its job quite well!
Is there any indication that they only want residents of the county in the voting? I certainly didn’t have to put in any effort, even one as minimal as saying which community in the county I lived in, to vote.