MENDOCINO CO., 10/15/26 — No Kings comes back to five Mendocino County towns Saturday, Oct. 17, with a different ask: vote early. Fort Bragg is bringing large letters and yard signs. Ukiah is bringing a parade contingent and free ribs.
Events are listed in Fort Bragg, Ukiah, Willits, Point Arena and Gualala on the national No Kings organizing site, where local hosts post their own events. It’s the fourth nationwide No Kings day, after June 14 and Oct. 18 last year and March 28 this year. Those earlier days protested the Trump administration, and the listings describe the movement as rejecting “the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law.” National organizers named this one “No Kings: Vote Early” and wrote in the event listings that it “is not purely a protest.” The ask is to help voters make a plan and vote early where they can.
Every listing carries the national coalition’s ground rules. Events are nonpartisan, participants are expected to de-escalate and act lawfully, and “weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.”
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg’s No Kings crowds have lined Highway 1 at the Noyo River Bridge. About 1,500 people turned out in June 2025. Last October, organizers counted at least 2,200, a line that ran half a mile from McDonald’s to the Chevron station. In March they counted about 1,700, with about 200 more in the village of Mendocino. No Mendocino village event was listed on the organizing site as of Thursday.
This time the listing opens with “VOTE EARLY: SPELL IT OUT!” Volunteers will hold large letters spelling “VOTE EARLY” and “VOTE THIS WEEK” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. along South Main Street at the bridge. The listing gives the address as 1008 S. Main St. Everyone else gets a yard sign to hold, then to plant around town afterward. The stated goal is “to get EVERY voter on the Mendocino Coast to vote early.” Attendees are asked to bring an American flag if they can.
The listing was posted by a volunteer host and doesn’t name a group. Indivisible Mendocino Coast, the local chapter of the national grassroots network, organized the three earlier coast events. In March, organizers said they had trained about 50 volunteers for a Peace and Safety team.
Ukiah
Indivisible Ukiah is marching in the PumpkinFest parade. Musicians and a Banner Brigade arrive at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, 1055 N. State St., at 8:30 a.m., everyone else at 9 a.m., and the parade steps off at 10 a.m. The listing says it’s a 2-mile walk with an uphill grade on South State Street and suggests anyone unsure of the distance join the group closer to Alex Thomas Plaza as it passes.
At 1 p.m. the group moves to a front lawn at 408 W. Mill St. for barbecued ribs and chicken. “Ribs and Chicken on us — you bring a side dish!” the listing says. The League of Women Voters will offer an analysis of the ballot propositions for those still making up their minds. At 3 p.m. the group walks three blocks, ballots in hand, to the drop box at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave.
Willits
Willits gathers 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Babcock Park, Main and Hazel streets, to spread the word about early voting and “to celebrate those who have already cast their ballot,” the listing says. People can register to vote there and find out how to get a ride to the polls on Election Day.
Point Arena and Gualala
Point Arena’s event runs noon to 1 p.m. at Centennial Plaza, 230 Main St. From 1 to 3 p.m., Redwood Coast CA Indivisible meets at the Coast Community Library, 225 Main St. Its listing says the group is focused on the midterms, including voter registration.
In Gualala, a No Kings listing runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Highway 1 and Center Street. It gives no local details beyond the national text. The town’s Indivisible group already rallies every Saturday morning on Highway 1 in front of the Gualala Hotel.
Voting early in Mendocino County
Mendocino County mails a ballot to every registered voter, and ballots began going out Oct. 5. Neighborhood polling places open on Election Day only, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Before then, voters can return ballots at official drop boxes, open through 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Five are open 24 hours a day: at Fort Bragg City Hall, 416 N. Franklin St.; Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave.; 111 E. Commercial St. in Willits; 451 School St. in Point Arena; and the county administration building, 501 Low Gap Road in Ukiah.
Voters can also vote in person at the Registrar of Voters office, 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1020, in Ukiah. The office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will open one Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Its number is 707-234-6819.
Monday, Oct. 19, is the last day to register ahead of the election. From Oct. 20 on, voters can register and vote the same day at the Registrar of Voters office in Ukiah, and on Election Day at any polling place in the county. Those ballots count once the county confirms the voter is eligible.
Where to vote on Election Day
- 22 polling places, open election day only, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Ukiah area: Thurston Auto Plaza, New Life Community Church, County Admin Building Conference Room A, the Senior Center’s Bartlett Hall and St. Mary’s Parish Hall, plus Redwood Valley Training Center, Potter Valley High School and Hopland Fire Department.
- Willits area: Brooktrails Community Center, Willits Community Center and Laytonville Lions Fire Hall.
- Coast: Fort Bragg Veterans Memorial Building and Grace Community Church, Caspar Community Center, Mendocino Fire, Little River Inn, Comptche Chapel of the Redwoods, Point Arena Veterans Memorial Building and Gualala Coast Life Support.
- Boonville: the fairgrounds.
- The Round Valley Justice Court in Covelo is a ballot drop-off on election day only. It isn’t a polling place, so Covelo voters would have to register in Ukiah, Willits or Laytonville.