Anchorage Artist Designs 2026 Alaska 'I Voted' Stickers

Amanda Rose Warren's animal-and-aurora designs feature five regions of Alaska and appear on the state's general election pamphlet cover.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Civic Engagement

Wide snowy tundra beneath a green and violet aurora borealis over a distant mountain ridge and dark spruce treeline, evoking Alaska's northern sky.
Anchorage artist Amanda Rose Warren designed Alaska's 2026 'I Voted' stickers, featuring regional animals under the aurora, and her moose appears on the general election pamphlet cover. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Anchorage artist Amanda Rose Warren designed the 2026 Alaska 'I Voted' stickers, which feature animals from five regions of the state posed under the aurora borealis. The Alaska Division of Elections contacted Warren about the project, and her moose design also appears on the cover of the 2026 general election pamphlet.

Why it matters

The stickers are a visible part of the state's voter participation effort during a period when early voting lines in Alaska have been particularly long. Poll workers report the stickers are very popular with voters.

The stickers use one animal per region across five regions, with each design including a U.S. flag and an Alaska flag. No distribution count has been published in the source material.

The players

Amanda Rose Warren

An Anchorage artist whose paintings were adapted into the 2026 Alaska 'I Voted' stickers and general election pamphlet cover.

Alaska Division of Elections

The state agency that administers Alaska's elections and contacted Warren to design the 2026 voting stickers.

The details

Warren added a U.S. and Alaska flag to each original painting and posed the animals under the aurora borealis, which she said signifies that all Alaskans live under one sky. The designs depict a moose for Anchorage, a bear for Wasilla, a fox for Fairbanks, a whale for Juneau, and a musk ox for Nome.

Timeline

  1. The stickers are tied to the 2026 general election, held November 3, 2026, with early voting lines reported during the early voting period.

Civic Engagement Context

Alaska's 2026 sticker design extends the state's 'I Voted' tradition by adopting a regionally themed artwork series that spans the state's five geographic areas.

Voters who receive the 2026 'I Voted' sticker can wear the regional design as a visible marker of participation. The sticker program is tied to in-person voting, so residents who vote early or on election day will receive one.

The takeaway

The 2026 Alaska 'I Voted' stickers show how state election materials can reflect local geography and identity while still serving their core civic function.

Further reading

Explore more civic engagement coverage to see how Alaska residents are participating in the 2026 general election.

Source note: This article includes information reported by Webcenterfairbanks.