Skip to content
Democracy SENTRY
Voting in your state
UpdateNorth CarolinaWednesday, October 28, 2026

Jackson County selects youth-designed 'I Voted' sticker

This update covers the Jackson County Board of Elections' selection of a winning sticker design from youth submissions.

Reporting by
Jackson County Board of Elections
“Changed: Jackson County Board of Elections”, Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Read the full story
What happened

The Jackson County Board of Elections selected a winning design for its 2026 'I Voted' sticker from nearly 40 youth submissions. 7-year-old Naomi Pratt took first place, followed by 8-year-old Lincoln Brooks and 8-year-old Miller Solsbee. The top three finalists will receive certificates and local business prize packs at an upcoming Board of Elections meeting.1

nearly 40
youth submissions for sticker design1

Key dates in North Carolina

Election Day in 6 days
  1. Fri, Oct 9 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 15 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Tue, Oct 20 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Tue, Nov 3 · 6 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  5. Fri, Nov 13 · 16 days
    County/Local certification
  6. Thu, Dec 10 · 43 days
    State certification

Every date in North Carolina, and who certifies the election

The answers behind this
How votes are counted and made officialVoting in North Carolina, 2026How are votes counted and certified in North Carolina?Who certifies the election in North Carolina, and by when?

Explore this issue

OverviewUpdates In depthDallas County, Iowa set November 3, 2026 as Election Day In depthDOJ to send election monitors to four Pennsylvania counties In depthArizona voters began casting early ballots ahead of November 3 election In depthTexas early voting sees high turnout, long waits and machine complaints In depthMontana student voting case left previous rules in place for Election Day In depthNorth Carolina disqualified hundreds of mail ballots over unsealed envelopes In depthDOJ claimed over 400 noncitizens voted in Washington, ordered ballots set aside In depthMichigan voters returned 1.3 million ballots with one week until Election Day In depthNash County moved Sharpsburg polling place for Election Day In depthPima County officials said mail ballot delay claims were unfounded In depthArizona AG threatened to sue Maricopa recorder over 24 voters flagged In depthFake flyers mimicking real group appeared in Texas mailboxes

Sources

  1. Jackson County Board of Elections, https://jcncelections.org/ · Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Ask

Have a question about voting in North Carolina?

Ask it here. If we do not have the answer yet, we will find it.