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"Big Bird showed up to Flock the Vote in Austin, Texas on Election Day. \nAustin Statesman reporter and resident jokester John Kelso flew the coop (or the oversized nest?) and landed at a polling station dressed as the friendly feathered Muppet. Kelso made sure to check with local officials about the legality of dressing like a giant yellow bird while casting a ballot prior to showing up on Tuesday. \n\nSEE ALSO: Romney vs. Big Bird: Internet Defends Scorned Muppet\n\"I checked with the head of the elections division, and he said that, no, it is not illegal to vote in a Big Bird outfit,\u201D Ginny Ballard, a spokeswoman for the clerk\u2019s office in Travis County, told the Statesman.\nNow we're all just left to wonder who Elmo tossed his support behind.\nBONUS: Meet 7 International Sesame Street Muppets You Don't Know\n\n\nInternational Sesame Street Characters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamson from Germany's  Sesamstra\u00DFe\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKhoka from Egypt's Alam Simsim\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPino from the Netherlands' Sesamstraat\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZikwi from South Africa's Takalani Sesame\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKippi the Hedgehog from Israel's 1983 production Rechov Sumsum\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrepido, Mordicus and Toccata from France's  5, Rue S\u00E9same.\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGaribaldo from Brazil's Vila Sesamo\n\nImage courtesy of Sesame Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages courtesy of Ralph Barrera"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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