That county's sticker was black and white with an X in a square. "And that's it. And I thought, this is not inspiring," Boudreau said. She went home, picked up a blue pen and a red pen, and drew an ellipse with a waving flag.
The sticker started in a few counties and spread across the country. "By 1992, wow, it was nuts!" Boudreau said. Election Day memorabilia goes back further, with pins, buttons and ribbons from the women's suffrage movement in the 1920s.
The design has since led to other versions, including state-specific images and future voter patches. Contests have also invited children to design their own stickers.
Boudreau has long supported voting, which she described as the right and duty of American citizens to share their voice. It irritated her and her folks when people claimed they forgot the election. Her goal is to inspire Americans to vote, and she hopes the sticker keeps carrying meaning as a promise and a call to action. "So get out and vote and then spread the word," she said.
The sticker she drew became, in her words, a badge of honor.