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Polling Places Ran Out of ‘I Voted’ Stickers So People Made Their Own

Several polling sites ran out of 'I Voted' stickers hours before polls closed on Tuesday on Election Night.

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Several polling sites ran out of ‘I Voted’ stickers—an Election Day accessory voters look forward to sticking on after hitting the booths—hours before polls closed on Tuesday, prompting many people to create their own.

Others got creative by making their own stickers because they voted via absentee ballots. Check out their homemade stickers below.

The polls ran out of the "I Voted" stickers so I got one of these. Lol pic.twitter.com/PxRb3fHWoK

— Brittney Coleman (@B_Coleman) November 8, 2016

The polls ran out of the "I Voted" stickers so I got one of these. Lol pic.twitter.com/PxRb3fHWoK

— Brittney Coleman (@B_Coleman) November 8, 2016

Didn't get a #ivoted sticker so @jackiediorio made one #election2016 #voted pic.twitter.com/1oZRwbKJXA

— Lori Thompson (@lavender_wolf) November 8, 2016

Didn't get a #ivoted sticker so @jackiediorio made one #election2016 #voted pic.twitter.com/1oZRwbKJXA

— Lori Thompson (@lavender_wolf) November 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cowboys_Sox/status/796097800559849474

https://twitter.com/dascruggs/status/796100210984415232

I voted early, but I didn't get a sticker. So I drew this instead #vote #imwithher pic.twitter.com/YnciLvzUtm

— Jocelyn Ernst (@JociErnst) November 8, 2016

I voted early, but I didn't get a sticker. So I drew this instead #vote #imwithher pic.twitter.com/YnciLvzUtm

— Jocelyn Ernst (@JociErnst) November 8, 2016

Submitted an absentee ballot so I didn't get a voting sticker… wearing my planned parenthood pin to compensate pic.twitter.com/dhP9Blr3EZ

— Annie hiss Demean (@barkinglots) November 8, 2016

Submitted an absentee ballot so I didn't get a voting sticker… wearing my planned parenthood pin to compensate pic.twitter.com/dhP9Blr3EZ

— Annie hiss Demean (@barkinglots) November 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/BookFanatic97/status/796097026798874628

As of 5:45 PM ET the first polls are starting to close in the U.S.