Biennial Slogan Contest
The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) biennial Slogan Contest is designed to promote and encourage absentee voting.
The 2011 slogan contest is now completed. This year, the department received more than 1,500 slogans from all branches of the Uniformed Services, the State Department, local election officials and citizens living around the world. A panel of judges which included Members of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and Service Voting Action Officers was asked to rank their top selections based on originality and motivational value. These slogans will be part of the FVAP’s 2012-2013 outreach campaign which focuses on increasing voter awareness among U.S. citizens worldwide and will be featured in the 2012-2013 Voting Assistance Guide, on motivational posters, and other FVAP publications.
The winning entries in the Slogan Contest were:
- “Over here, over there, don’t despair. Vote!” - Ms. Dora Rodriguez, U.S. Marine Corps.
- “It’s a freedom that you defend-Vote!” - SGM Bob Pitman, U.S. Army (Retired).
Receiving Honorable Mention were:
- “Be an Absentee Voter, Not an Absentee Citizen, VOTE” - Ms. Cathy Neri, U.S. Navy.
- “Absentee Vote, Made in America” - SGT Andrew Saife, U.S. Army.
- “You’re away from home, your voice shouldn’t be. Vote.” - LTJG Katy Bock, U.S. Navy.
