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CBS News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Local high schooler designs Allegheny County's "I voted n'at" sticker
A Mt. Lebanon High School student has been seen all over Allegheny County — at least her artwork. If you voted and were handed an "I voted n'at!" sticker, the sticker you got was designed by her. Last winter, Molly Bozick entered an Allegheny County contest. On Tuesday, her design made its debut. "So, where did the design idea come from?" KDKA-TV's Barry Pintar reports. "So I wanted to combine the traditional aspects, like the red, white and blue, "I voted," with something unique to Allegheny County and Pittsburgh and I thought a lot about different symbols of our city. So I had like bridges, inclines, Heinz Ketchup, and ultimately, I decided on Pittsburgh-ese, 'n'at,' and then the Pittsburgh colors too." (Photo: KDKA) Voters had 10 finalists to choose from, and over 13,000 votes were cast. "I think it's good for youth to be involved in elections and voting and that sort of thing and I think this brings out that interest," said voter Lisa Locasto. While there was no prize money, Bozick says the competition has made her think more about voting in the future when she's old enough. "It's definitely given me more insight into local elections, because usually people just think about national stuff, like what's going on with the president and Congress and stuff, but I feel like, especially local stuff and counties, it's really important," she said. Bozick says she doesn't want to go into politics, but she may want to go into law.
CBS News
05-02-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Allegheny County Elections Division unveils winner of "I Voted" sticker contest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Elections Division on Wednesday announced the winner of its first-ever "I Voted" sticker contest. Molly Bozick, a 10th-grader at Mount Lebanon High School, submitted the "I Voted N'at'!" design, which was chosen out of more than three dozen submissions. After Allegheny County staff narrowed it down to 10 finalists, the public was invited to vote for the winning sticker where more than 13,000 votes were cast. "I Voted N'At!" received 2,410 to win the competition. The new sticker will make its Election Day debut at the May 20 primary and be used for elections in Allegheny County through 2025 and 2026, per a press release from the county elections division. "I'm so honored to have my sticker chosen and can't wait to see it in print," said designer Molly Bozick. "When crafting my design, I focused on creating a balance between our civic duty and Pittsburgh pride. 'I Voted N'at' really captures the spirit of both." "Everyone knows that voter turnout was very high last year, as it typically is in presidential election years. But our Elections Division administers elections two times a year, every year, and in those odd number years we have important local races for municipal and judicial offices on the ballot that are often overlooked by voters," said Board of Election Chair and County Executive Sara Innamorato. "We launched this new sticker design contest to engage folks in an election year when turnout typically drops significantly. Voting and democracy is an important right to exercise every year, and we hope this sticker serves as a reminder to all yinzers to mark their calendars for the 2025 elections!" "I'm so excited for yinz to get dahn to the polls this primary day to see this new yinzer-made sticker," said Board of Election Member and County Councilmember Bethany Hallam. "We had so many unique designs submitted from bison to bridges n'at."
