No Kings rally encourages voting
Photo Provided From left, Trish Pritchard and Kim van Rijn hold a sign encouraging residents to vote early during an Indivisible MOV No Kings rally Saturday in Mineral Wells at the I-77 overpass. Thousands of rallies were held Saturday across the country.
Photo Provided Shea Ford models the fingerless gloves she knitted for Saturday’s No Kings rally on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna where about 50 people organized by Indivisible MOV encouraged residents to vote early.
Photo Provided From left, safety marshals Chip Pickering, Debbie Angel and Lynn Ferguson on Saturday on the I-77 overpass at Mineral Wells where about 30 people participated in the Indivisible MOV No Kings rally encouraging residents to vote and vote early. Early voting starts Wednesday in West Virginia and is underway in Ohio.
Ron Pritchard in a zombie mask Saturday during the No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV Saturday at the I-77 overpass at Mineral Wells. Pritchard and about 30 other participants encouraged residents to vote early.
Photo Provided After the No Kings rally Mineral Wells, Ron Pritchard made his way to Vienna where the rally continued on Grand Central Avenue. Early voting starts on Wednesday in West Virginia and is underway in Ohio.
Photo Provided From left, Judith and Warren Peascoe participated in the No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV Saturday on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna. About 50 people participated in the roadside rally.
Photo by Dan Kemper The message on Saturday greeting southbound traffic on I-77 at the Mineral Wells overpass encourages early voting. Early voting starts Wednesday in West Virginia and is under way in Ohio. No Kings rallies in Mineral Wells and in Vienna were organized by Indivisible MOV and were among thousands held across the country.
Photo Provided About 50 people assembled Saturday on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna for the No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV.
Photo Provided A participant holds a sign encouraging residents to vote Saturday at a No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV Saturday in Vienna. Thousands of rallies were held across the country.
Photo Provided From left, Trish Pritchard and Kim van Rijn hold a sign encouraging residents to vote early during an Indivisible MOV No Kings rally Saturday in Mineral Wells at the I-77 overpass. Thousands of rallies were held Saturday across the country.
Photo Provided Shea Ford models the fingerless gloves she knitted for Saturday’s No Kings rally on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna where about 50 people organized by Indivisible MOV encouraged residents to vote early.
Photo Provided From left, safety marshals Chip Pickering, Debbie Angel and Lynn Ferguson on Saturday on the I-77 overpass at Mineral Wells where about 30 people participated in the Indivisible MOV No Kings rally encouraging residents to vote and vote early. Early voting starts Wednesday in West Virginia and is underway in Ohio.
Ron Pritchard in a zombie mask Saturday during the No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV Saturday at the I-77 overpass at Mineral Wells. Pritchard and about 30 other participants encouraged residents to vote early.
Photo Provided After the No Kings rally Mineral Wells, Ron Pritchard made his way to Vienna where the rally continued on Grand Central Avenue. Early voting starts on Wednesday in West Virginia and is underway in Ohio.
Photo Provided From left, Judith and Warren Peascoe participated in the No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV Saturday on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna. About 50 people participated in the roadside rally.
Photo by Dan Kemper The message on Saturday greeting southbound traffic on I-77 at the Mineral Wells overpass encourages early voting. Early voting starts Wednesday in West Virginia and is under way in Ohio. No Kings rallies in Mineral Wells and in Vienna were organized by Indivisible MOV and were among thousands held across the country.
Photo Provided About 50 people assembled Saturday on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna for the No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV.
Photo Provided A participant holds a sign encouraging residents to vote Saturday at a No Kings rally organized by Indivisible MOV Saturday in Vienna. Thousands of rallies were held across the country.
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VIENNA - The grassroots No Kings rallies Saturday in Vienna and Mineral Wells promoted early voting while reminding everyone that America is a democracy.
Early voting starts on Wednesday and ends Oct. 31 in West Virginia. Election day is Nov. 3.
Some participants in Mineral Wells were dressed as zombies in keeping with the theme of the rallies, Beat the Horde: Vote Early.
About 30 people assembled at the I-77 overpass at the Mineral Wells exit and held signs directed toward southbound interstate traffic and traffic on the bridge.
In Vienna on Grand Central Avenue, about 50 people gathered encouraging passersby to honk and wave and to vote.
Among messages on signs were "Vote us out of this mess," "I vote for my grandkids future," "It's not left vs. right. It's right vs. wrong," "We don't bow. We vote" and "Nurses for democracy."
More than 3,000 No Kings rallies were held Saturday across the United States. Indivisible MOV was an organizer of the local rallies.
"Today's No Kings events were centered around getting out the word about early voting," Indivisible MOV organizer Kim van Rijn said. "We saw firsthand how passionate people in the Mid-Ohio Valley are about exercising this important right and I want to thank everyone for coming out. As a reminder, early voting starts Wednesday. Beat the horde, and vote early."