NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Early voting for the November general election starts on Saturday, Oct. 17, and at least a dozen voting rallies are scheduled to be held throughout the county. 

 

Organizers say the "No Kings" gatherings are nonpartisan, nonviolent and designed to increase voting participation. 

 

These events will occur on a national Day of Action that is being organized by the same groups that brought together millions of people at the No Kings Rallies, including Indivisible and Move On, according to organizers. 

 

In Massachusetts, the early voting period runs from Oct. 17 to Oct 31. Polling locations in each Berkshire County city and town are posted at your local election office. Statewide voter information can be found at the Secretary of State’s official website.

 

Here are some of the events being planned in Berkshire County on Oct. 17:

 

NORTH COUNTY: Greylock Together members will provide early voting information at the Williamstown Farmers Market from 9  to 1 and in front of the Mosaic Gallery, 51 Main St., North Adams, from 11 to 1 p.m. 

 

• They will also lead No Kings: Vote Early rally in Adams from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Town Common on Center Street and in North Adams from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in front of City Hall. 

 

PITTSFIELD: Indivisible Pittsfield will hold a No Kings: Vote Early rally in Park Square from 9 to 10:30 a.m. There will also be a Diaper Drive to benefit the Berkshire Community Diaper Project. A safety marshal will escort rally goers who would like to vote early to Pittsfield City Hall. Early voting starts at 9 a.m. on Oct. 17. 

 

• There will also be a No Kings: Vote Early community standout from 11 to 12:30 pm at the roundabout traffic circle at Woodlawn Avenue.

 

• A Get Out The Vote Community Event will be held from noon to 2 at Riverwalk Park at 181 Dewey Ave. Speakers will include Governor's Councilor Tara Jacobs, Berkshire NAACP President Dennis Powell, and two young people from ROPE (Rites of Passage and Empowerment program). There will be a voter registration table, as well as music and food. 

 

DALTON: The Dalton Democratic Committee will host a No Kings: Vote Early Rally at the Community Recreation Association at 400 Main St. from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

 

SOUTH COUNTY: The I-90 Bridge Visibility Brigade will host a No Kings: Vote Early overpass standout from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the highway overpass in West Stockbridge.

 

• South County Resistance plans to hold a rally for early voting in Great Barrington in front of Town Hall from noon to 1:30 p.m. Left Field, based in Egremont, will host an early voting information table at the Great Barrington rally. 

 

• Members also will travel to New York State's District 19 to join with Indivisible Columbia in Chatham in support of early voting. Expect music and balloons in the gazebo on Main St. in Chatham from 11 to 1.

 

• West Stockbridge Resistance will hold a rally at the West Stockbridge Congregational Church at 45 Main St. from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

 

Organizers encourage all voters to check their voter registration and to pay close attention to important dates on the state voting calendar, in addition to educating themselves about Massachusetts' nine state ballot measures. The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election is Oct. 24.