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No Kings Holds 3,000 Nonpartisan “Vote Early” Events Nationwide

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC · How we work

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FBI Box Removal

On Oct. 17, 2026, No Kings held over 3,000 “Vote Early” events nationwide to boost midterm early voting.
Co-founder LaTosha Brown warned Black voters face attacks, citing the FBI’s removal of 650 2020 election boxes and a DOJ request for poll-worker addresses, and said 400 monitors will train in Atlanta.
Events included concerts, block parties, superhero gatherings and dog-walk voting rallies.
In New Hampshire, Alabama and Mississippi, organizers aided residents with voting plans.

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Vote Blue Violation

On Saturday Oct. 17, 2026, the No Kings coalition held 3,000 “Vote Early” events across the United States to promote early voting for the midterm elections.
Investigations found many events displayed overt “Vote Blue” slogans, violating the coalition’s own nonpartisan rules.
Indivisible, financed with millions by donor George Soros, coordinated much of the effort.
The coalition’s internal guide explicitly bans any “Vote Blue” or candidate-specific language at events.

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Nonpartisan Turnout Campaign

On Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, the No Kings coalition organized over 3,000 “Vote Early” events nationwide to boost early voting for the midterm elections.
The coalition’s strategy shifted from anti-Trump protests to a nationwide, explicitly nonpartisan drive emphasizing voter turnout and election protection.
Organizers barred political endorsements or candidate speeches.
Many events included superhero capes, food trucks and informational booths.

Blindspot

Co-founder LaTosha Brown warned that the FBI removed 650 2020 election boxes and the Justice Department sought poll-worker addresses, citing threats to Black voters.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In August 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, banning literacy tests and requiring preclearance that quickly added about 250,000 Black voters that year. Decades later, groups such as No Kings and Indivisible, with funding from George Soros, stage “Vote Early” rallies to echo the Act’s goal of protecting broad voter participation.

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FBI Box Removal

On Oct. 17, 2026, No Kings held over 3,000 “Vote Early” events nationwide to boost midterm early voting.
Co-founder LaTosha Brown warned Black voters face attacks, citing the FBI’s removal of 650 2020 election boxes and a DOJ request for poll-worker addresses, and said 400 monitors will train in Atlanta.
Events included concerts, block parties, superhero gatherings and dog-walk voting rallies.
In New Hampshire, Alabama and Mississippi, organizers aided residents with voting plans.

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