This is Ulster County, New York's version of "Boaty McBoatface"

[nearwildheaven]

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.

[Sternvogel]

@Chronos

I went with the lady holding the big sign.

I did as well.

[Northern_Piper]

@Euphonious_Polemic

Oh, I voted, and you KNOW which way I went.

You and me against the world!

[omenran]

@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 Riothed”.

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.

[carnut]

The nice one I voted for was a person holding a sign that said “I Voted”. Not the capitol building

[Mk_VII]

Shouldn’t it be Votey McVoteface?

[nearwildheaven]

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.

[pulykamell]

That’s the only nice one worth a second look, IMO. Surprised the capitol building one is ahead.

[carnut]

Me too, @pulykamell. I suspect because the Capitol is very recognizable. But this should be about the voter, not the voted-in IMO.

[nearwildheaven]

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...

[carnut]

Yay! I was telling my brothers about this today. I’ll send them the link.

[Northern_Piper]

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.

[Chronos]

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.

[nearwildheaven]

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

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...

[Baker]

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.

[pulykamell]

Told y’all it was “brilliant!”

[Northern_Piper]

@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.