The No Kings coalition is planning a fourth nationwide day of action, this time focused on mobilising early voting ahead of the US midterm elections.

“On 17 October, No Kings: Vote Early will show the billionaire elites attempting to destroy our country that We the People have the power by mobilising turnout to make our elections too big for the evils of fascism and oligarchy to rig,” according to Sarah Parker, a spokesperson for the 50501 movement.

The movement is part of the No Kings Coalition that has held a trio of protests across the United States since President Donald Trump returned to power last year.

Now, with the midterm elections less than two months away, the coalition is planning a fourth day of action. Parker, who is also executive director of Voices of Florida Fund, declared on Tuesday that “the people, united, will never be defeated”.

The first round of protests was held in June 2025, on Trump’s birthday. The ACLU’s chief political and advocacy officer, Deirdre Schifeling, said at the time that “No Kings is really about standing up for democracy, standing up for people’s rights and liberties in this country, and against the gross abuse of power that we’ve seen consistently from........

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