No Kings movement don arrange more than 3,000 rallies across United States for Saturday, as voters begin to cast ballots for midterm elections. The group, wey dey oppose President Donald Trump, say the events na fourth round since Trump return to office, and this time e get special twist for the November 3 vote.
Dem tag the events No Kings: Vote Early. Organizers say the aim na to get out the vote, no be to protest Trump and im Republican administration. For statement, organizers talk say na day of nonpartisan voter participation, where community go come together to make plan to vote early and make sure every eligible voter understand their options and get chance to make their voice heard.
Saturday programme no be same for every place. Los Angeles get music festival, Washington get march to Supreme Court, Chicago get family-friendly workshops, while Atlanta get election observer training.
Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer of American Civil Liberties Union, one of the partner organizations behind the events, talk say the events go be ‘thousands of joyful celebrations of our right to vote across the country’.
Although Tuesday, November 3 na election day, most areas for United States dey allow voters to cast ballots ahead of time, sometimes weeks before. Alma Couverthie, wey dey oversee grassroots organizing for democracy watchdog Common Cause, talk say the point of the rallies na ‘reclaiming voting for what it truly is: an act of power, an act of service, and an act of joy’. She talk say Saturday, October 17, go be celebration of collective power and call on people to walk together to the polls.
