由反对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的“反对君主制”组织发起的集会于周六在美国各地的城市与社区举行，旨在鼓励民众在中期选举中尽早投票。
Rallies organised by the No Kings network opposed to United States President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the US, with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections.
“反对君主制”组织计划在全美范围内举办超过3000场活动。此次活动被命名为“反对君主制：尽早投票”，虽然宣传时称其为无党派性质的活动，但实际上是在延续近两年来那些对特朗普执政不满的民众所发起的游行与示威活动。
No Kings has more than 3,000 events planned across the US. The planned events, this time dubbed “No Kings: Vote Early”, were billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on nearly two years’ worth of No Kings marches and demonstrations by people upset with Trump’s presidency.
该组织的组织者在一份声明中称：“今天是一场无党派性质的选民参与活动：我们把社区民众团结起来，共同制定尽早投票的计划，确保每位符合投票资格的选民都了解自己的投票方式，并有机会表达自己的声音。”
“It’s a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing our community together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard,” organisers said in a statement.
通过倡导尽早投票，“反对君主制”组织的组织者希望杜绝选举日当天可能出现的任何不当行为。
By advocating for voting early, the “No Kings” organisers hope to cut off the potential for any malfeasance once election day rolls around.
在华盛顿特区的林肯纪念堂前，一支乐队为数百名头戴帽子、身穿大衣的民众演奏。尽管天气寒冷，许多人仍随着音乐翩翩起舞。现场举起的标语牌上写着“尽早投票”“别干涉我的投票权！”等字样。
A band entertained what appeared to be a few hundred people in caps and coats at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Despite the chilly weather, many in the crowd danced to the tunes. “VOTE EARLY” and “HANDS OFF MY VOTE!” were among the many signs held aloft.
在亚特兰大举行的集会上，市议员迈克尔·朱利安·邦德呼吁民众在11月3日大选前动员其他人也去投票。
At an Atlanta rally, City Councilman Michael Julian Bond told the crowd to urge others to vote ahead of the November 3 general election.
他说道：“宪法赋予了你们一项权力，对吧？那就是投票权。你们会行使这项权力吗？”
“The Constitution gives you one power, right? That is the power to vote. Are you gonna use that power?” he said.
“你不会看到超人放弃自己的超能力，也不会看到黑豹放弃他的力量，更不会看到神奇女侠放弃她的魔法套索。那么，你们为何要放弃自己投票的权利、力量与责任呢？做自己的超级英雄吧，行使你的权力，去投票站投票。”特朗普长期以来对邮寄投票持怀疑态度，还毫无证据地声称投票舞弊导致他输掉了2020年总统大选。
“You don’t see Superman giving up his power,” Bond continued. “You don’t see Black Panther giving up his power. You don’t see Wonder Woman giving up her magic lasso. So why would you give up your right, your power, your obligation to vote? Be a superhero, use your power. Go to the polls and vote.”Trump has long been suspicious of mail voting and has claimed without evidence that voting fraud cost him the 2020 presidential election.
周四，特朗普政府起诉加利福尼亚州的选举官员，请求法官下令禁止该州对那些被联邦政府认定为“很可能”为非公民的选民所投递的邮寄选票进行计票，直至其移民身份得到确认。
His administration sued California election officials Thursday asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for the midterm elections from people whom the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be confirmed.
周五，美国司法部发出警告称，任何负责处理并统计疑似非公民选民所投选票的地方官员都可能面临刑事调查乃至起诉风险。
On Friday, the Department of Justice warned that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution.
同一天早些时候，来自加利福尼亚州的民主党参议员亚历克斯·帕迪利亚、罗德岛州的谢尔登·怀特豪斯以及伊利诺伊州的迪克·德宾致信司法部长托德·布兰奇，要求司法部承诺在中期选举结果正式确认前，不得没收任何选票或其他选举相关材料。
Earlier that day, Democratic Senators Alex Padilla of California, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Dick Durbin of Illinois wrote to Attorney General Todd Blanche, demanding that the Justice Department commit to not seizing ballots or other election materials before the midterm elections are certified.
