A voter-information event organized as part of the No Kings movement is scheduled at Rochester Road and Auburn Road in Rochester Hills from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, according to the organizer’s listing.

The Rochester Hills stop is one of at least 1,000 "Vote Early" events planned across the country for Saturday, according to Fox 2 Detroit. Organizers say the events will promote nonpartisan voter participation and help attendees understand their options for casting a ballot before the Nov. 3 midterm election.

No on-site voting will be available.

Organizers say attendees will get information about how and where to vote. The Saturday gatherings mark a shift for the No Kings movement, which previously focused on large-scale protest rallies.

Fox 2 identifies the 50501 Movement as one of the groups involved in No Kings organizing. According to Fox 2, the group describes itself as standing for democracy and against what it calls the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.

Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, which spearheaded earlier No Kings rallies, told the Associated Press in March that that month’s demonstrations drew at least 8 million people nationwide.

Other Detroit-area "Vote Early" events Saturday include stops in Troy at Gateway Park from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in Ferndale on Woodward and Nine Mile Road from 10 a.m. to noon.

Early voting starts Oct. 24

Michigan's required nine-day early in-person voting period runs from Saturday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 1. Some communities offer additional early-voting days. Rochester Hills and Oakland Township voters can cast early ballots at the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road, according to Oakland Township's website.

Hours vary by day. The site is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. most days, with a noon to 8 p.m. window on Thursday, Oct. 29.

Rochester city voters use the Municipal Building’s council chambers for early voting and cannot vote early at the library, according to the city’s website.

Monday, Oct. 19, is the last day to register to vote by mail or online, according to state election guidance. After that deadline, voters must register in person at their clerk's office through Election Day.

More than 201,000 Michigan residents had returned ballots for the Nov. 3 election as of Oct. 6, up 30% from the same point in 2022, according to an Oct. 6 Michigan Department of State announcement. Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie said, "Voting by mail is secure, convenient, and the constitutional right of every eligible Michigan voter."

Election Day polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.