‘I Voted’: Election stickers from around the U.S.
Voters across America headed to the polls today to snatch up stickers as a bonus for exercising their civic duty. Many locales kept their “Thanks for voting” rewards fairly simple, but a few precincts seized the opportunity to display their electoral pride.
- Election official Henry Tung displays a sheet of “I Voted” stickers in various languages at a polling station in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County in California. Monterey Park is one of six cities in California’s 49th Assembly District, the state’s first legislative district where Asian-Americans make up the majority of the population. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
- “I Voted” stickers printed in both English and Spanish are seen at the polling station at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)
- A voting official hands out “I Voted” stickers depicting Prince William County Virginia at Battlefield High School in Gainesville, Va. Virginia was one of several swing states that candidates and their campaigns were watching closely during Election Day. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
- Stickers stating “I Voted” in several languages are affixed to a ballot intake machine in the garage of Tom and Carol Marshall, which was made into a polling location in Los Angeles, Calif. The stickers were handed to voters as they returned their ballots. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
- A woman holds a roll of “I Voted” stickers during the U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Johnstown, Wisconsin. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
- “I Voted” stickers are available at the Clark County Fire Training Center polling station in Las Vegas, Nevada. Voting began in the battleground state of Nevada as President Barack Obama were in a virtual tie in the national polls. (David Becker/Getty Images)
- An electronic voting card and “I Voted” stickers are seen at a polling place in Sparks, Nevada. (Max Whittaker/Getty Images)
- Denver County election judge Paul Aragon holds “I Voted!” stickers while waiting for passing motorists to drop off early ballots outside the Denver Elections Division building in Denver, Colorado. Early voting began on October 22 in Colorado, a battleground state in the 2012 election. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
- Voting stickers lay on a table at the Kings Art Center in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio was one of the 2012 election’s most hotly contested states. (Jay LaPrete/Getty Images)
- Rev. Chase Peeples proudly displays his “I Voted” sticker at the Country Club Congregational Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Rev. Chase voted earlier near his home, but stopped by his church to experience his first election as new pastor. (Photo by Julie Denesha/Getty Images)
- A man puts on his “I Voted” sticker after voting at a polling station in Otter Creek, Iowa. (Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)
- Pauline Vallee, left, helps Robert Krack with his “I Voted” sticker after he cast his ballot at the polling station at John Fremont Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Krack, 91, has voted in every presidential election since Franklin D. Roosevelt (David Becker/Getty Images)
- An “I Voted” sticker is pictured at an early voting polling place in Las Vegas. Nevada, with a population of 2.7 million and six electoral votes, was considered a swing state by many election analysts. (Isaac Brekken/MCT Photo)
- “I Voted” stickers printed in English and Spanish lay on a table inside the Laurel volunteer fire department. (Nate Pesce/Baltimore Sun Media Group)
- A poll worker stacks “I Voted” stickers before handing them to voters at Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library in South Tampa, Florida. With 29 electoral votes, Florida was key to the strategies of both U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. By Wednesday morning, the winner of the state’s presidential vote was still uncertain. (Carolina Hidalgo/Tampa Bay Times/MCT Photo)
- A roll of “I Voted” stickers waits for voters inside a polling place at Medfield Heights Elementary School. (Jon Sham/Baltimore Sun Media Group)
- A voter gets an “I Voted” sticker from Denver election worker Constance Rolon at the Denver Elections Division headquarters in downtown Denver during early voting. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
- An American expat displays an “I Voted’ sticker in London, England. (Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)