The Humboldt County Office of Elections revealed the winning designs of Humboldt County's “I Voted” Sticker Contest at the Humboldt County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 16.
Humboldt County’s “I Voted” Sticker Contest invited youth and adult artists to create sticker designs that celebrated voting and showcased the county’s unique natural environment.
Adeline Pierce, a student at Sunny Brae Middle School, was named the youth winner and recognized for her winning design that featuring a banana slug. “I love the forest and banana slugs,” said Pierce of her winning design. “When I was little me and my family would go on long walks through the forest. I adored banana slugs and would name them and build them slug houses, so of course I decided to do a banana slug design.”
Carly Haynes, a local educator, was named the adult winner and said her design featuring an otter is meant to represent one of her favorite places in Humboldt County, the lagoons by Trinidad. “I also wanted to stay true to Humboldt’s weirdness which is why an alien spaceship is seen abducting an elk. I included ‘I Voted’ in Spanish, Hmong, Pashto and Vietnamese because these are some of the languages my students hear or speak at home. I wanted everyone in our community to feel included.”
The winning youth and adult designs will be featured in vote-by-mail ballots through 2027.
“Voting is both a right and a privilege, and this contest was a fun way to engage our community and encourage voting in Humboldt,” said Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters Juan Pablo Cervantes. “I’d like to thank everyone who shared their creativity, voted for their favorite designs and joined us at the Humboldt County Fair to celebrate the winners.”
For more information about the Humboldt County’s “I Voted” Sticker Contest, visit humboldtgov.org/elections, email humboldt_elections@co.humboldt.ca.us or call 707-445-7841.
About the Humboldt County Elections Office
The Humboldt County Office of Elections is committed to ensuring all eligible residents have an opportunity to exercise their right to vote, conducting elections in a fair, accurate and efficient manner, providing reliable information and the best possible service to voters, districts, candidates and other interested parties. For more information, please visit humboldtgov.org/elections.
Pictured: Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters Juan Pablo Cervantes unveils the Humboldt County "I Voted" Sticker Contest winners at the Humboldt County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 16