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Get an 'I Voted' Sticker that Actually Represents Your Primary Experience

April 19, 2016 10:48pm | Updated April 19, 2016 10:48pm

New York's first significant presidential primary in years has seen one snafu follow another. 

The state's deadline for changing party affiliation passed quietly six months ago, leaving out many New Yorkers who would have liked to vote in the election.

On Tuesday, it came to light that more than 125,000 people had been kicked off voter rolls in Brooklyn. New Yorkers from the Upper West Side to The Bronx arrived at their longtime polling sites only to find they'd been moved. 

Issues with the system were so glaringly obvious that Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he would be pushing to reform the city's Board of Elections while Comptroller Scott Stringer conducts an audit of the agency.

But complications in the voting process didn't keep proud New Yorkers from posting pictures of themselves with their "I Voted" stickers on social media.

Our friends at Slate created some alternative stickers that actually reflect their experiences at the polls this year:

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