FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2017) – Students throughout the Commonwealth are
participating in Kentucky’s 28th annual Secretary of State Slogan Contest. Secretary
of State Alison Lundergan Grimes invites the citizens of Kentucky to vote for their
favorite slogan in an online poll today through Feb. 17.
“More than 1,000 students from across the Commonwealth submitted entries for our
annual Slogan Contest,” said Grimes. “Making sure our youngest Kentuckians
understand the power of the vote is one of the most important lessons we can teach
them. I hope voters will be inspired by these students’ creative slogans and be
reenergized to participate.”
The contest is open to Kentucky students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade.
Contestants were invited to enter a slogan to encourage voting. All entries were
judged on creativity and the slogan’s ability to convey the importance of voting and
civic engagements. The Secretary of State’s office has narrowed the entries down to
20 finalists.
Grimes invites Kentuckians to view the finalists and vote for their favorite slogan
at sos.ky.gov<http://sos.ky.gov/>. The poll will remain open through 11:59 p.m. ET
on Feb. 17.
The first, second and third-place winners in the Slogan Contest will receive cash
awards worth $1,000, $600 and $400, respectively.
The Secretary of State’s office’s partners for the contest are the University of
Kentucky Scripps Howard First Amendment Center, the Kentucky Department of
Education, Kentucky Education Association and KEA Retired, and Harp Enterprises,
Inc.
