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    “I went to put up my cute little patriotic sticker and saw it. And I thought, 'That's an eyeball,'” one North Carolina voter told USA TODAY.

    Some may say the most exciting thing about voting is the rush and pride they feel in fulfilling their civic duty, but for others? The best part is the stickers, and the States didn't disappoint with this year's designs.

    Obviously this is a joke. Voting is vital to our democracy. But stickers are definitely a great bonus. Even President Joe Biden wore his sticker when he voted earlier this election season.

    In Florida, counties like Miami-Dade gave voters red, white and blue stickers that read “I Voted!” written in Spanish, English and Haitian Creole. The sticker is cute and showcases the cultures and backgrounds of Miami residents.

    Other states distributed stickers that read “I Voted!” printed on an American flag.

    But compared to Michigan's werewolf voter sticker, this makes these designs seem a bit generic.

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    Michigan's “I Voted” sticker

    Michigan held contests where residents could submit their designs for the 2024 “I Voted” sticker, and the nine winners were selected to present to voters after they cast their 2024 ballot.

    The winners were divided into three groups and three designs were selected from each group:

    • Elementary and Middle School Winner – The Werewolf Sticker; a simple sticker saying “I voted yay” on a blank background with some letters turned backwards; and a sticker with a man saluting the flag and a happy face with the words “I'm cool” at the top and “I voted” at the bottom.
    • High School Winner: A sticker with a little guy surrounded by confetti says “Hooray” and the bottom says “I Voted.” A goat wearing multi-colored sunglasses and a baseball cap. “I” is colored to look like the American flag and “voted” is written in red, white and blue; and a sticker reading “I Voted” in the beam of light from a lighthouse at sunset.
    • General Entry Winner: A patriotic cat wearing a red, white and blue top hat carrying a picket sign that reads “I Voted”; A sticker reading “Ope, I Voted” written on a swirling red and purple background; A fish with “I Voted” written on its scales.

    “The Wolf is a fan favorite,” said Mell Stoner, 18, a history student at Central Michigan University and first-time voter.

    The sticker pictured above has taken the internet by storm. It shows a muscular werewolf with a visible eight-pack stomach and big biceps, tearing off his tank top and howling in front of an American flag. “I voted” is written at the top in blue and red.

    The sensational sticker was created by a student at Brownell Middle School in Grosse Point, Michigan.

    “I love the stickers,” Stoner said. “I think it was a really good idea and I’m really glad (the state) was able to get multiple age groups to participate.”

    Stoner's favorite sticker is the fish sticker with “I voted” written on the top half, pictured to the right of the werewolf. They're glad they and other Michigan residents got to vote on the stickers.

    “It's a really great way to get everyone involved in the election without just showing them the politics,” they said.

    Stoner was one of the first voters in the early election and received all nine sticker designs.

    North Carolina Eye chosen sticker

    Some voters were surprised by the interesting stickers they received when they cast their ballot.

    The sticker that a poll worker gave 30-year-old Kiersten Maresca did not meet her expectations. So she took to TikTok to tell the story because “it was so funny,” and the video went viral.

    Maresca thought she would get a regular, “patriotic” “I Voted” sticker with the American flag in the background, she told USA TODAY. Needless to say, she didn't.

    “I went to put my cute little patriotic sticker up and I saw it,” she said. “And I thought, 'That's an eyeball…'”

    An eyeball located outside of its eye socket with pink and red tissue attached to the back. It takes up most of the sticker. Below it is the word “coordinated”.

    The joker”Eye “voted” sticker looks more like something you’d find at a horror movie or Halloween convention than a voting poll.

    “Did you vote on a hot topic?” one person asked in the comments section of Maresca’s video.

    “They're really in a spooky mood over there,” said another.

    But she's not “ungrateful” for the unique sticker, as some said in the comments section of her video.

    “It was a real shock,” Maresca told USA TODAY.

    Maresca, born and raised in New Jersey, moved to Brunswick County, North Carolina, where she says the residents seem “very traditional.” It's her first time voting in the area

    “I couldn’t believe that was the sticker,” she said.

    “I have to frame it now.”

    A “patriotic” crawfish

    Maresca isn't the only one who wants to frame her sticker. Robby Marshall, a Louisiana native living in Baton Rouge, wants to do the same for himself.

    This year's sticker “felt personal to Louisiana,” Marshall told USA TODAY.

    The state's “I Voted” sticker features a red crayfish, a Louisiana staple, wearing a black hat, shoes and a white and blue suit.

    “It's a crayfish in a blue suit, so it represents red and blue and is still patriotic,” he said.

    Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry has asked Oscar winner William Joyce, who was born in the southeastern state, to design the sticker for the 2024 election season, Joel Watson, Lousianna's assistant secretary of state for communications, told USA TODAY.

    Joyce, who has written and illustrated children's books such as “Rolie Polie Olie,” “A Day with Wilbur Robinson” and more, has changed the usual “I Voted” sticker for 2024.

    “It’s very different,” Watson said. “You know, most (previous state stickers) are very unique to each other, but this one is certainly, I would say, the most unique.”

    Feeling “hopeful.”

    Marshall wants to frame his sticker not only because he likes the design, but also because of its meaning and the hope this year's election gives him.

    “For me, it was the opportunity to vote for the first woman of color for president,” Marshall said. “It’s something very historic.”

    Marshall wanted to keep his sticker from 2016, when he voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but when he cast his vote, the polling place ran out of stickers, he said.

    “Whether (Harris) wins or not, I could play a role.”

    Julia is a trends reporter for USA TODAY. You can connect with her LinkedInkeep following her X, formerly known as Twitter, Instagram And TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at [email protected]

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