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Office of the New Hampshire Secretary of State

Rilynn Bolen designed one of the three winning stickers in a New Hampshire contest.

Rilynn Bolen loves to draw. So when the 10-year-old from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, learned about a statewide art contest, she couldn’t wait to enter. The contest invited fourth-graders to design stickers that will be handed out to voters throughout the state.

First, Rilynn brainstormed design ideas that would best represent her state.

“I tried to pick stuff that people like about New Hampshire,” Rilynn explains. 

Then she asked her family to vote on which of her designs they liked best. Rilynn’s final design shows a moose on a ledge overlooking brightly colored trees. New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeast, rises in the background. 

Rilynn submitted her sticker design last fall. It was one of more than 1,000 entries. After waiting a few weeks, Rilynn was excited to find out she was one of three winners! 

Her sticker will be handed out beginning January 23. That’s when the state’s primary elections will take place (see "5 Big Questions About Running for President"). Rilynn hopes her creation will encourage more people to vote. 

“I can’t wait until everyone in New Hampshire gets the voting stickers,” she says.

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