This is the THIRD (and last) of the No Kings: Vote Early events Indivisible Mid Maine is hosting on October 17 (a general description of our participation that day can be found at https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/1020677/). You do not need to be a Waterville OR Fairfield resident or voter to join us for this event!
For this final event of the day, interested folks should plan to meet at Head of Falls Park in Waterville at 1pm, where there is plenty of parking! Starting at 1:15 we will march the 3.3 miles–mostly along College Ave.–from Waterville to the Fairfield Town Office at 19 Lawrence Ave. Street. This march is flat, there are sidewalks all the way, and it takes about an hour and fifteen minutes. You can also drive and meet us at the town office at 2:30 if you’d like!
Once we reach the town office, Fairfeld voters who choose to do so can deposit their completed absentee ballots in the secure absentee ballot box in front of the office and be celebrated by our cheerful greeters, who will welcome you with bells and whistles. With your permission they will also take your picture as you deposit your ballot, and pictures will then be put in a digital “I voted early!” frame and circulated on social media. We can send you copies if your provide your contact info.
Those who would like can then join us as we leave the Fairfield Town Office at 3pm and march a very short distance to the Fairfield-Benton Bridge, where we will stand for a Signs of Democracy Visibility Event from 3:15 to 4pm. Some SIGNS WILL BE PROVIDED for this visibility event, but please feel free to bring your own upbeat, positive, celebratory signs for the march and for the visibility event about the importance of voting early!
NOTE: you do NOT have to participate in the visibility event after the march and ballot deposit! You are welcome to just go home and put your weary feet up!
Please contact Elizabeth at leonardelizabeth1957@gmail.com with any questions!
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.