Worried about the possibility of an electoral emergency, many organizations are mobilizing people across the U.S. to be ready to protect the election results and ensure that all votes are counted. Over 500 events are scheduled for November 4, their activation to be decided by 9am PST that day. In the San Francisco Bay Area, activists have already held demonstrations saying waiting wasn't necessary.

Three rallies were held in solidarity with the coalition "Protect the Results" and its goals. The coalition stated that if Trump tries to interfere in the counting of ballots or pressures state or local officials to say ballots should no longer be counted it would move to mobilize on November 4. Another scenario that would trigger the go-ahead would be if Trump were to prematurely declare victory. In the San Francisco Peninsula city of San Mateo, a chapter of Indivisible initiated the call for an October 31 "Line the El Camino Real" action. Activists in Palo Alto and Menlo Park quickly added events to San Mateo's along the historic roadway.

Other October protests in the Bay Area unrelated to the "Protect the Results" national day of action also demonstrated for the constitutional rights to a fair election. Saying that it was essential to show publicly that the majority of the American people will not accept any interference in the election, the group March for Democracy SF organized a march up Mission to Market Street where they held a sit-in near City Hall on October 24. On October 29, grassroots artists painted the words "Choose Democracy, Stop a Coup" in a giant street mural next to the Federal Building in Oakland. Many people fear that that Trump might refuse to leave office in a coup d'etat.

Oakland
Oakland Demands that All Votes Be Counted After Trump Claims False Victory | The Day After Election Protest "Count Every Ballot" In Oakland | 'Choose Democracy, Stop a Coup:' Guerilla Street Mural in Oakland | OPD Post-Election Vigil: Stand with us! Protect our right to protest! (Nov 4) | Oakland: Stop the Coup — Defend Democracy #CountEveryVote (Nov 4)

San Francisco
SF Rally to Protect the Vote | Protect the Results Rally at Embarcadero Plaza | Stop Trump's Attempt to Steal the Elections & Violently Impose a Fascist America on World (Nov 7) | Oppose Trump's Attempt to Steal the Election - Protest at Twitter (Nov 6) | Oppose Trump's Attempt to Steal the Election - Protest at Twitter (Nov 5) | S.F. Protect Vote Rally (Nov 4) | SFPD Election Protection (Nov 4) | Action for Justice and Democracy / Protect the Results (Nov 4) | Sit-in on SF Market Street by March For Democracy (Oct 25)

Peninsula
Mountain View & Palo Alto Rally to Protect the Vote | Menlo Park Rally to Protect the Vote | On Halloween, Rallies Called for a Peaceful Change of Power/Protect the Election Results

Santa Cruz
Rally to Demand Every Vote Gets Counted (Nov 4) | The Morning After: A (Post)Election Conversation (Nov 4) | Take the Defend Democracy Pledge (Nov 3) | No Cops, No KKK, No Fascist USA (Nov 3)

See Also: Bay Area Voter Rights & Election Defense: The NLG's Three Legal Hotlines | The Election, the ERA and an #Equal Future Post-Election Wrap-up w/ ERA Coalition (Nov 6) | Post-Election Town Hall w/ ACLU Leaders in Battle Ground States (Nov 6) | Where We Go From Here Post-Election Briefting w/ People for the American Way (Nov 6) | LGBTQIA+ Leaders: Where Do We Go from Here? Post-Election Discussion (Nov 5) | Post-Election Message to the Nation by Poor People's Campaign (Nov 5) | Change Powered by People: Mobilizing for What's Next w/ Sierra Club (Nov 5) | Count Every Vote: Post-Election Briefing w/ Planned Parenthood (Nov 5) | Count Every Vote: Post-Election Webinar on Next Steps & Taking Action w/ Moms Rising (Nov 5) | Other Cinema Presents: Dancing in the Street: Dance Down Donald's Defeat! (Nov 5) | San Rafael: Protect The Results (Nov 4) | After the Vote 2020: National Mobilization Call w/ Center for Popular Democracy (Nov 4) | 2020 Election & Protecting Democracy After We Vote w/ Common Cause (Nov 4) | NAACP Election 2020 Special Coverage Town Hall (Nov 4) | Election Protection Updates and Multi-faith Pray, Meditation, & Reflection w/ Poor People's Campaign (Nov 3) | Green Party and Peace & Freedom Party Endorsements

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