Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: ‘Too big to rig’: No Kings movement heads to the polls to boost early voting

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Coalition has planned more than 3,000 events on Saturday to encourage voting before election day</p><p>The coalition that has drawn millions of Americans into the streets to fight for democracy over the past two years is shifting its strategy this weekend.</p><p>On Saturday, No Kings organizers and partners will hold thousands of events across all 50 states and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/washington-dc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Washington DC</a> to get people to the polls early for the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US midterm elections</a>. With high-stakes races that will determine control of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Congress</a>, organizers say getting out the vote before election day can ease burdens on election workers and build confidence in voters, allowing them to avoid hiccups such as long lines and potential <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/democrats-election-disruption-planning-exercises" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">election</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/trump-doj-election-monitor-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">threats</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/no-kings-early-voting-midterm-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>