‘Too big to rig’: No Kings movement heads to the polls to boost early voting
Coalition has planned more than 3,000 events on Saturday to encourage voting before election day
TL;DR
- The No Kings coalition is shifting its strategy from street protests to get-out-the-vote efforts for the US midterm elections.
- Thousands of events are planned across all 50 states and Washington D.C. to encourage early voting.
- Organizers aim to make Saturday the largest single day of early voting in US history.
- The movement also aims to build a volunteer network to defend election results from potential sabotage.
- The strategy is a response to issues like redistricting that dilute voting power and fears of voter intimidation.
- The coalition is recruiting election defenders trained to respond if results are challenged.