No Kings 4: Vote Early event in The Dalles part of regional, national effort
The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 3, 2026 — A voter turnout effort taking place in The Dalles on Oct. 17 is part of a broader No Kings: Vote Early campaign bringing rallies, community gatherings and voter-participation events to communities across Oregon and Washington and hundreds of locations nationwide.
Dean Myerson, one of the local event organizers, said the Oct. 17 date was selected nationally and is particularly timely in Oregon, where ballots will be mailed Oct. 14 and should be arriving for many voters by the weekend.
In The Dalles, organizers are planning two parts to the event. From 10 to 11:30 a.m., small rallies will be held at 10 to 15 high-visibility intersections around the city, encouraging voters to cast their ballots if they have received them. Locations have not yet been finalized.
From 2 to 4 p.m., organizers will hold a Vote Early Party at City Park. Myerson said the gathering will be nonpartisan and will not include candidate speeches. Voters will be encouraged to cast their ballots as soon as they receive them and to use ballot drop boxes to return completed ballots.
The local event is being hosted by Protect Oregon’s Progress, the local chapter of the national organization Indivisible.
Across Oregon, Oct. 17 events have been announced in communities including Portland, Salem, Oregon City, Happy Valley, Hillsboro and Roseburg. Washington events also are planned, including gatherings in Vancouver and Issaquah.
In the Columbia Gorge, No Kings events have drawn hundreds to events, including protests in Hood River and White Salmon/Bingen and Goldendale during the movement’s March 28 national demonstration. CCCNews will keep readers apprised as organizers when and if organizers post information about similar events on Oct. 17 in other communities in the Gorge.
Nationally, No Kings organizers are describing Oct. 17 as a shift from the movement’s previous mass demonstrations toward voter participation. The campaign is encouraging eligible voters to make a voting plan, understand their voting options and vote early where possible. Organizers describe the events as nonpartisan and nonviolent.
The Oct. 17 action follows several large No Kings demonstrations beginning in 2025. Organizers have estimated that millions of people participated in those nationwide events, including an estimated 8 million participants at more than 3,200 events during the March 28, 2026, mobilization. Those attendance figures are estimates provided by organizers.
Oregon has been a significant part of the demonstrations. The Oregon Capital Chronicle estimated that about 30,000 people gathered at Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park during the March event, with other demonstrations taking place around the state.
Myerson said the local Oct. 17 effort is intended to turn that organizing energy toward participation in the election.
“As our nation continues to navigate challenges to election confidence — including barriers to participation and disputes over results — the goal of No Kings IV is to encourage such strong early turnout that the integrity of the outcome is clear and cannot be viably challenged,” Myerson said.
