Photos: No Kings rallies in US urge midterm voters to cast ballots early

Milhares se reuniram em eventos em todo o país no sábado, construindo sobre dois anos de marchas No Kings.

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No Kings tem mais de 3. 000 eventos planejados em todo os EUA. Os eventos planejados, desta vez batizados de “No Kings: Vote Early”, foram anunciados como não partidários, embora visassem construir sobre quase dois anos de marchas e demonstrações do No Kings por pessoas insatisfeitas com a presidência de Trump.

By advocating for voting early, the “No Kings” organisers hope to cut off the potential for any malfeasance once election day rolls around.

A band entertained what appeared to be a few hundred people in caps and coats at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Despite the chilly weather, many in the crowd danced to the tunes.

Em um comício em Atlanta, o vereador Michael Julian Bond disse à multidão que instasse outras pessoas a votar antes da eleição geral de 3 de novembro.

Trump tem sido há muito tempo cético em relação ao voto por correio e afirmou, sem qualquer prova, que a fraude eleitoral lhe custou a eleição presidencial de 2020.

His administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for the midterm elections from people whom the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be confirmed.

On Friday, the Department of Justice warned that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution.

Earlier that day, Democratic Senators Alex Padilla of California, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Dick Durbin of Illinois wrote to Attorney General Todd Blanche, demanding that the Justice Department commit to not seizing ballots or other election materials before the midterm elections are certified.