Signs of the times: No Kings rally points first-day early voters toward the polls

Published October 6th, 2026 at 1:58 pm

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.

The No Kings crowd brought arrows instead of anger Tuesday.

Dozens of members of Sandoval County Indivisible lined Idalia Road at N.M. 528 from 10 a.m. to noon, waving “VOTE EARLY” and “VOTE HERE TODAY” signs as early voting opened at the Sandoval County clerk’s office.

The rally marked a shift for the group’s No Kings actions. Indivisible’s national office asked chapters to trade protest signs for get-out-the-vote messages ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

The group plans four more rallies Oct. 17, when expanded early voting opens at alternate sites in Rio Rancho, Corrales and Bernalillo.

Vote Early rallies:

• Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to noon: Idalia Road at N.M. 528
• Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to noon: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2903 Cabezon Blvd. SE, Rio Rancho
• Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Corrales Road across from the Corrales Village Offices
• Saturday, Oct. 17, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Our Lady of Sorrows Gym, 319 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo

Early voting basics:

• Early voting runs Oct. 6–31; expanded Saturday hours on Oct. 17, 24 and 31 run 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and sites are closed Sundays 
• Sites close Oct. 12 for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• Oct. 20 is the last day to request an absentee ballot 
• Sandoval County Bureau of Elections: (505) 867-7500, sandovalcountynm.gov/countyclerk/bureau-of-elections 
• Check your registration and polling place: voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us
• Who’s on the ballot in Sandoval County: lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LWVCNM-Bernalillo-Sandoval-2026-General-Web.pdf