(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Laura Rainwater announced today that a senior from Valley Center High School won the student design contest for this year’s “I Voted” sticker. Madeline Smith’s colorful artwork depicts a plane flying into the sunset, with the words “I Voted in Sedgwick County” beneath it.
“Thousands of voters will now wear Madeline’s design on the sticker they get at the polls or with an advance ballot,” said Rainwater. “This contest is a fun way to get students involved in elections, even before some of them are old enough to vote!”
A panel of judges chosen from the community picked the winning artwork from 215 entries and awarded second place to Riley McAlister, an eighth-grade student at Derby North Middle School. Ruby Dalbom, a ninth-grade homeschool student at St. Michael’s Academy, took third place.
