# This is Ulster County, New York's version of "Boaty McBoatface" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286 "2022-07-20T22:36:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/21 "2022-07-22T19:23:25Z")
I voted, and while I’ve been to New York state, I’m pretty sure I was nowhere near Ulster County. You don’t even have to register; just click the button. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/22 "2022-07-23T14:43:29Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I went with the lady holding the big sign. I did as well. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/23 "2022-07-23T18:49:15Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Oh, I voted, and you KNOW which way I went. You and me against the world! ---
**Author:** ![omenran](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omenran/32/3318_2.png) [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/24 "2022-07-24T06:18:40Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I voted for a nice one because that’s how I roll - today anyway. I didn’t much care for the first design with “I voted” over a capitol building. The V looked too much like an R for me, and “I Roted” bothered me because it’s too close to “I R_i_othed”. I know it wasn’t their intention, but it’s not my pick. The spider monster is, as others said, eye catching, silly and strange and unexpected. It’s quite the thing, imo. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/25 "2022-07-24T22:47:28Z")
The nice one I voted for was a person holding a sign that said “I Voted”. Not the capitol building ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/26 "2022-07-24T22:52:28Z")
Shouldn’t it be Votey McVoteface? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/27 "2022-07-24T22:57:27Z")
Hadn’t even thought of that! Love it! And were this goofy one not there, I would have voted for the girl holding the “I VOTED” sign. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/28 "2022-07-25T04:24:17Z")
That’s the only nice one worth a second look, IMO. Surprised the capitol building one is ahead. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/29 "2022-07-25T22:07:49Z")
Me too, @pulykamell. I suspect because the Capitol is very recognizable. But this should be about the voter, not the voted-in IMO. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/30 "2022-11-08T23:25:34Z")
After two tedious days of counting ballots, I came home to find this story online. Yep, they used it! Love it. > **[Yes, this New York county actually used the crazy spider voting sticker...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/us/ulster-county-spider-voting-sticker-trnd)** > > The unique, spider-emblazoned "I Voted" stickers that took the internet by storm in July have finally made their way into the hands of voters. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/31 "2022-11-08T23:28:22Z")
Yay! I was telling my brothers about this today. I’ll send them the link. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/32 "2022-11-09T00:10:49Z")
I loved this comment: > [@](#): > > Around 12,000 residents had participated in early voting as of Thursday evening, according to the election commissioner. > > Voters are “definitely in a better mood,” Dittus said. “Through Covid-19, all the political strife, the work that we do here has been put into question. Not unlike any other board, we get a lot of people, election deniers.” > > “If the stickers are making people come in and be nice to workers at poll sites, then I would do this same thing every single year,” she said. And then this: > [@](#): > > Two people have even gotten the design tattooed, Dittus said. “We’re having a lot of fun with it,” she said. It beats the guy who had the Romney red and blue “R” logo tattooed on his face back in 2012, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/33 "2022-11-09T00:27:34Z")
It says that they gave out stickers using the five runner-up designs for the primary in August, and used the winner for the general election. A good move: It gives recognition of all of the others, too. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/34 "2022-11-09T23:27:30Z")
I thought of this when one of my Facebook friends who lives in Palm Beach County, Florida posted his “I Voted” sticker, which was also the winner of a contest. Here’s a winner I found while searching for the Palm Beach sticker. [https://www.voteindianriver.com/m/IVotedstickercontest](https://www.voteindianriver.com/m/IVotedstickercontest) And here are the winner and runner-up for “I Voted” and “Future Voter” stickers for this contest. > **[Sticker Design Winners for the 2022 “I Voted” and “Future Voter” Sticker...](https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Sticker-Design-Winners-for-the-2022--I-Voted--and--Future-Voter--Sticker-Design-Contest-Winners.html?soid=1132345857817&aid=UP5wtKMDnzI)** > > “I Voted” and “Future Voter” Sticker Design Winners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022 CONTACT: Alison Novoa (561) 946-5344 alison@votepalmbeach.gov Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/35 "2022-11-10T03:23:03Z")
Well, that awful thing with the skull and the most votes is disgusting. But if they could show it encouraged folks tovote who would not have otherwise, I’ll go for it. Anything to get people to the polls. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/36 "2022-11-11T19:57:42Z")
Told y’all it was “brilliant!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286/37 "2022-11-11T20:46:48Z")
> [@omenran](#): > > The V looked too much like an R for me, and “I Roted” bothered me It’s fine if you say it in Scooby Doo’s voice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286.md?page=1)