The Colorado Secretary of State’s Elections Division is excited to announce that all Colorado high school students can submit their designs for the “I Voted” digital sticker contest.

Whether you are an aspiring artist or graphic designer or love expressing your creativity through drawing or illustration, we look forward to seeing what you will create. The creator of the winning design will be featured in a statewide press release, media coverage, and BallotTrax messages.

Additionally, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office staff will present the award during an assembly at the artist’s school. Our office will communicate with the winner and their school to coordinate the best date and time.

Please review all rules and entry details below; if you have any questions, please contact the Elections Division at ivotedsticker@coloradosos.gov. All submissions must be submitted using the entry form. Any other entries will not be accepted.

Winners will be determined by popular vote by staff in the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Contest dates

Submission opens March 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM.

Submission closes September 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Rules

• All entrants must be 13 - 18 years old and enrolled in a Colorado high school or Colorado homeschool program.
• All artwork submitted must be your original work; no stock or borrowed images may be used.
• Artwork with offensive language, violence, drugs, gangs, weaponry, etc. will not be considered.
• Entries must include the words “I Voted”.
• Artwork must be nonpartisan.
• Entries may be created on paper or digitally.
  
  • Paper entries must be either scanned or photographed clearly for submission.
  • Digital & paper files must be under 1GB, and must be a .pdf, .png, .jpg, or jpeg.
• If the winner submitted artwork created on paper, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office will provide a pre-paid envelope for the artwork to be mailed for image processing for the digital image, if necessary. The artwork will be returned to the artist after processing.
• Entries will be used for social media and other marketing materials for the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

I Voted digital sticker template (PDF)

"I Voted" digital sticker contest submission release form

2026 I Voted Sticker partner toolkit (DOCX)