The "No Kings" movement's fourth round of nationwide demonstrations will focus on early voting. Rallies are planned across the Lower Hudson Valley for Saturday, Oct. 17.
"No Kings: Vote Early" events — local sites include Nanuet's Four Corners, Ossining's Market Square, Mamaroneck's Harbor Island Park and more — will encourage voter participation and election protections ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. (Events take place at different times. Check specifics at nokings.org.)
No Kings explains the early voting push this way: "Voting early means your voice is locked in and safe, days before anyone else can decide what happens next, and it gives you room to fix anything that goes wrong, a signature mismatch, a missing form, waiting in a line
that's too long, or not being able to make it if your shift runs late."
Various ways to vote in New York
Events will have information about early voting, filing an absentee ballot and voting rights at the polls.
New York's voting options include:
- Early voting. Takes place Oct. 24 through Nov. 1. Find early voting locations at the New York State Board of Elections website, https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov, or at your county Board of Elections.
- Early mail voting. Applications by mail should be received by a county board of elections 10 days before the election but can be requested in person one day before Election Day. Find applications on the New York State Board of Elections website, ballotapplication.elections.ny.gov/home/earlymail, or at your county Board of Elections.
- Absentee ballots. Registered voters who may not be in their county on Election Day, cannot appear because of health restrictions or other reasons, can apply for an absentee ballot application at ballotapplication.elections.ny.gov/home/absentee or at your county Board of Elections.
For more information on the different kinds of voting, go to elections.ny.gov/request-ballot.
To find your polling station on Election Day, go to voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or contact your county Board of Elections.
What's 'No Kings' about?
The "No Kings" organization and movement describes itself as nonpartisan. The name of the events and message harken to the Revolution and America's independence from the British crown.
The movement launched during the second Trump administration and the first gatherings coincided with President Donald Trump's birthday and military parade in Washington, D.C. Two subsequent protests nationwide have drawn millions of participants.
The basic message from No Kings, organizers have said, is that power belongs to the people rather than strongmen, billionaires, or politicians who act above the law.
This round of demonstrations and actions, focused on get-out-the-vote efforts, holds a similar message.
"Families across the country are struggling to afford groceries, gas, electric bills, and the everyday cost of getting by," nokings.org states. "The decisions made by those in power shape our lives, our communities, and our future."
Find a demonstration
The No Kings event map can be found at nokings.org by clicking "Find and Event," or going directly to nokings.org/#map.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: New 'No Kings' protests focus on getting out the vote. See where in NY
