Photos: No Kings rallies in US urge midterm voters to cast ballots early
Also reported by PBS NewsHour
Summary
Groups called No Kings held rallies across the United States to encourage people to vote early in the upcoming midterm elections. These events aimed to increase voter participation and prevent problems on election day, while President Donald Trump expressed concerns about mail-in voting and pushed legal actions related to ballots from possible noncitizens.Key Facts
- No Kings organized over 3,000 events nationwide to promote early voting before the midterm elections.
- The rallies were described as nonpartisan but followed years of protests against President Donald Trump’s time in office.
- Organizers want to make sure all voters know how to vote early and have the chance to do so.
- In Washington, DC, hundreds attended a rally with music and signs encouraging early voting.
- Atlanta’s City Councilman Michael Julian Bond encouraged people to see voting as a powerful right.
- President Trump has been suspicious of mail voting and has claimed without proof that it led to fraud in 2020.
- The Trump administration sued California to stop counting certain mail-in ballots from likely noncitizens until their status is checked.
- The Justice Department warned local election officials about possible criminal risks if they count ballots from suspected noncitizens.
- Some Democratic senators asked the Justice Department not to seize ballots before election results are final.
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