County elections office announces ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest
Sticker design contest for students in grades 3-6 and grades 7-12
– The SLO County Elections Office announced its first-ever “I Voted” sticker design contest for students in grades 3-6 and grades 7-12. The winning design in each division will be printed and distributed at polling places throughout San Luis Obispo County and featured on the Clerk-Recorder’s website and in community outreach for the Nov. 5 General Election.
Students can find entry forms at www.slovote.com. Entries can be submitted in person, by mail, or via email between July 3 and Aug. 21. The two winning designs will be announced in September, and winners will be invited to visit the new Elections Center with the Clerk-Recorder.
Both hand-rendered and digital artwork will be accepted, provided they adhere to the following rules:
- Designs must be circular.
- Designs must include the words “I Voted” or “Future Voter.”
- Designs must contain only original artwork, with no copyrighted material, clip art, or work produced by others.
- Designs must be non-partisan and not reference any political party, group, or slogan.
- Digital entries must be submitted as a JPEG with a resolution of 300 dpi.
- Hand-rendered art must be two-dimensional and on white paper.
- Entries must be accompanied by an official entry form.
- Entries must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Aug. 21 via email to electionsoutreach@co.slo.ca.us, by mail to Clerk-Recorder’s Office, Attn “I Voted” Sticker Contest, 1055 Monterey Street, Ste D120, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (must be received by 5 p.m. on Aug. 21), or in person at the Clerk-Recorder’s Office, Katcho Achadjian County Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D120, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.
Printed sticker size will be a circle that is 2 inches in diameter. Original designs may be larger than that but will be reduced to two inches in diameter for printing; please make sure any text will be readable if reduced. Print and use page 1 of our contest design form to create your entry at exactly the finished 2-inch size.
