No Kings rally held in Downtown Phoenix, as hundreds march to cast early ballots

No Kings rallies are back across the country, including several in Arizona. Peaceful protests to push back against the Trump administration. But with a new message today, get out and vote. Irene Schneider has more. Celebrating the fact that we can vote, that we can exercise our voice through our ballot. Hundreds of people marching in downtown Phoenix as part of the nationwide No Kings Day rally. This country has had no kings for many, many, many, many years, and it's not going to start now. So our message to our community is that we need them to vote early. If they have the ballot at home, we need them to complete their ballot, to sign it, to turn it in. And we're here to celebrate that we have a healthy democracy. The No Kings Early Vote Day of Action, starting at Grant Park in Phoenix. The crowd marching from there to the Maricopa County Tabulation Center, where many of them are dropping off their early ballots. I brought my ballot, signed, filled out, ready to go. We're gonna march to the polls, and we're gonna submit our ballot. It's really, really important to vote early. It's safe, it's effective, and I'm really excited. Many politicians speaking at today's event. As proud Americans, it is important to show that our democracy is something that we value. It is our civic duty to vote. So many Americans and so many Arizonans are struggling. Healthcare has been taken away from millions of Americans. Food assistance has been taken from 400,000 people in Arizona, including 200,000 children. Encouraging people to get out and exercise their right to vote. Just vote early, right? Grab your ballot, fill it out, put it in the mail right now. Or if you want, grab your ballot and walk it into a polling place, walk it into a county recorder's, walk it into a Dropbox. And if you are anxious of what's happening in this country, if you wanna have a voice to turn around what's happening in this country, this is the way to do it, make sure to vote. Irene Schneider, Fox 10 News.