This is the FIRST 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 resident or voter to join us for this event!
For this first event of the day, interested folks should plan to meet at Head of Falls Park at 10am, where there is plenty of parking! Starting at 10:15 we will march in a short loop through downtown Waterville over to Spring Street where we will stand for a Signs of Democracy Visibility Event (from 1:45-11:30) on the Ticonic Bridge. SIGNS WILL BE PROVIDED, but please feel free to bring your own upbeat, positive, celebratory signs about the importance of voting early!
If you are comfortable doing so, and you are a Waterville voter, please also bring your completed absentee ballot to deposit on this occasion in the secure absentee ballot box behind Waterville City Hall, where cheerful greeters 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 we have contact info.
The visibility event will end at 11:30 and we will return to Head of Falls by 11:45, at which point participants can head home or continue on to our second event of the day. NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY, Event #2 (Waterville to Winslow).
A core principle behind all IMM and 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.
Please contact Elizabeth at leonardelizabeth1957@gmail.com with any questions!