[Important Information for Students] Fwd: News Release: Chancellor King Announces ‘I Voted at SUNY’ Sticker Design Opportunity for SUNY Students

Tue Sep 15 13:30:14 UTC 2026

Dear Campus Community,

Voting is both a fundamental civic right and an important responsibility.
It is one of the most direct ways each of us can participate in our
democracy and have a voice in the decisions that shape our communities, our
state and our nation.

At SUNY Plattsburgh, we are committed to fostering civic engagement and
ensuring that our students have opportunities to participate fully in the
democratic process. That is why I am proud to share that SUNY Plattsburgh
will once again serve as a polling location for the November 3 election,
providing members of our campus and broader community with direct access to
the voting process.

In that spirit, SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. has announced a new
opportunity for SUNY students to help encourage participation across the
state: the “I Voted at SUNY” sticker design contest.

Students from across SUNY are invited to submit an original, nonpartisan
design by Friday, October 9. The winning design will appear on stickers
distributed at SUNY campus polling locations throughout New York State on
Election Day, giving one SUNY student’s work the opportunity to become part
of the voting experience for thousands of New Yorkers.

I encourage our students to consider lending their creativity and voices to
this effort, and I encourage faculty and staff to share this opportunity
with students who may be interested.

Please see Chancellor King’s announcement below for complete details.

Thank you.

Dr. Alexander Enyedi
President

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From: SUNY Communications <communications at suny.edu>
Date: Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Subject: News Release: Chancellor King Announces ‘I Voted at SUNY’ Sticker
Design Opportunity for SUNY Students
To: <SUNYPIO-L at ls.sysadm.suny.edu>

*For Immediate Release: Monday, September 14, 2026*

Contact: Holly Liapis, Holly.Liapis at suny.edu, (518) 477-0757

*Chancellor King Announces ‘I Voted at SUNY’ Sticker Design Opportunity for
SUNY Students*

*SUNY Students Can Submit Designs at **suny.edu/vote*
<https://SUNY.edu/vote>* Through Friday, October 9*

*Part of SUNY’s Ongoing Commitment to Increase Civil Discourse, Civic
Education, and Civic Engagement*

*Albany, NY — *State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr.
today announced the "I Voted at SUNY" sticker design contest. SUNY students
will be able to submit sticker designs, and the winning design will be
available at all SUNY polling sites throughout New York State during the
November midterm elections.

"A vital part of SUNY’s commitment to student success is preparing
well-rounded, civically engaged students who feel empowered to participate
in our democracy," *said SUNY Chancellor King. *"I am thrilled to be
launching this opportunity which will showcase the excellent work of our
students and inspire them to visit one of our on-campus polling sites this
November. We will continue to promote civil discourse, civic education, and
building bridges across differences on campuses so that SUNY students are
fully engaged and ready to be future leaders."

*The SUNY Board of Trustees said,* "SUNY is proud of our efforts to ensure
our students have opportunities to participate in civil discourse and civic
engagement. We wish our students participating in the sticker design
competition good luck and look forward to seeing some of the great designs
they come up with to inspire their fellow students to vote."

*New York State Board of Elections Co-Executive Directors Kristen Zebrowksi
Stavisky and Raymond J. Riley III said,* "We are excited that SUNY is
launching this initiative for its students, as we encourage all college
students to become civically involved. New York's elections are strongest
when every eligible voter participates. College students bring fresh
perspectives, energy, and ideas to our democracy, and we encourage them to
take advantage of the resources available to register, learn about the
voting process, and cast their ballot with confidence."

SUNY students can submit one original design for the sticker contest
through Friday, October 9. Stickers submitted to the contest will be
required to be non-partisan, and may not directly or indirectly include
candidate names, party affiliations, or issue advocacy language. For more
information and additional submission rules, please visit suny.edu/vote.

The selected sticker will be made available at all polling sites located on
SUNY campuses during the 2026 midterm elections on November 3. While the
2026 polling locations list will be updated after final locations are
determined by the New York State Board of Elections
<https://elections.ny.gov/>, in 2024, SUNY hosted 22 poll sites on campuses
including:

   - State University of New York at Albany
   - State University of New York at Binghamton
   - State University of New York at Buffalo
   - State University of New York at Stony Brook
   - SUNY Brockport
   - SUNY Buffalo State University
   - Cornell University (SUNY campuses)
   - SUNY Cortland
   - SUNY Downstate Health Services University
   - SUNY Empire State University (Rochester campus)
   - Fashion Institute of Technology
   - Genesee Community College
   - SUNY Geneseo
   - Jamestown Community College (Olean campus)
   - Mohawk Valley Community College
   - SUNY New Paltz
   - Onondaga Community College
   - SUNY Orange
   - SUNY Oswego
   - SUNY Plattsburgh
   - SUNY Purchase
   - Westchester Community College

The "I Voted at SUNY" sticker design opportunity builds on SUNY’s
commitment to advancing civil discourse, civic education, and civic
engagement among SUNY students. In August, Chancellor King described how
public higher education plays an integral role in instilling the value of
civic service in students and bolstering democracy in an op-ed published in
the Buffalo News
<https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/8-26/8-17-26/buffalonews.html>.
In June, Governor Hochul announced the expansion SUNY’s Empire State
Service Corps
<https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/6-26/6-26-26-2/essc.html>
program, which connects students with paid service opportunities to give
back to their communities. In January, SUNY announced the first round of
awards from the "Building Bridges" civic engagement student leadership
awards <https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/1-26/1-29-26/bb.html>,
which provides grants to groups of students working to build bridges across
differences on their respective campuses.

In September 2025, SUNY announced the second cohort of Civil Discourse and
Civic Education and Engagement fellows
<https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/9-25/9-30-25/index.html> to
promote civil discourse among students, faculty, and staff throughout
campus communities and to advance SUNY's commitment to civic engagement as
an essential outcome of higher education. SUNY also updated its undergraduate
general education curriculum
<https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/1-25/1-7-25/general-education.html>
to add a civic discourse component to ensure students gain the skills
necessary to participate in civic life and engage in healthy dialogues in
January 2025. To further support non-partisan voter participation, nearly
40 SUNY campuses participate in the national ALL IN Campus Democracy
Challenge
<https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/9-24/9-17-24/civics.html> to
provide students with free resources to support student voter registration.

*About the State University of New York*

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of
higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New
Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and
universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers,
five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the
country’s oldest school of maritime, the state's only college of optometry,
12 Educational Opportunity Centers, over 30 ATTAIN digital literacy labs,
and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY
serves about 1.7 million students across its portfolio of credit- and
non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and
community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic
research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.5
billion in fiscal year 2025, including significant contributions from
students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni
worldwide, and annually one in three New Yorkers who earn a college degree
is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit
suny.edu <https://www.suny.edu/>.

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