Washington County picks 10-year-old's bird design for 2026 'I Voted' sticker
The gist
Fifth grader Russell Wollenzien won the younger age group of Washington County's 2026 "I Voted" sticker contest.
The small sticker is a long-running US election tradition now facing AI-made versions.
How it unfolded
- 1987Janet Boudreau, who owned an election supply and voting equipment company, saw a county in Washington state handing out black-and-white stickers with an X in a square and created her own flag design.
- 1992The sticker had spread across the country; Boudreau recalled: "By 1992, wow, it was nuts!"
- 2024The first Washington County "I Voted" sticker design contest was held.