Protestors urge residents to vote early in upcoming mid-term elections

Participants in Saturday’s No Kings rally in Farmington on Route 4 outside of Farmington High urge residents to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections on Nov. 3. More photos

The No Kings movement has coordinated nationwide protests against President Trump and the actions of his administration since June 2025, including protests in Connecticut and here in the Farmington Valley.

A fourth nationwide protest was scheduled on Saturday but it there was a different tone.

There were plenty of signs protesting the actions of the current administration but there were many signs and protestors urging residents to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections in less than three weeks on Tuesday, Nov. 3. They urged people to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early.

“It’s about voting early so that we make sure that our vote is not disturbed by our president,” said Renee Brown, an organizer of a rally in Canton on the Town Green on Saturday and an executive committee member of a local Indivisible chapter.

About 250 people protested in Canton on Saturday and a few hundred were in Farmington in front of the Staples House near Farmington High School. There were more than 40 events across Connecticut on Saturday including rallies in Granby, Hartford, West Hartford, Newtown, Stamford, Waterbury and New Haven.

A protestor on the Town Green in Canton on Saturday. More photos

There were more than 2,000 rallies scheduled to be held in all 50 states, according to the No Kings website.

Early voting begins in Connecticut on Monday, Oct. 19. Residents can find their local polling location at MyVote.CT.gov/lookup.

Protestors in Canton had to manuever around lawn signs on The Green urging early voting opportunities from Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 at the Canton Community Center.

According to the No Kings website, voting early gives voters an opportunity and flexibility to fix anything that could go wrong such as a signature mismatch, a missing form, waiting in a line that’s too long, or not being able to make it if your shift runs late.

Protestors on the Town Green in Canton on Saturday, Oct. 17. More photos