Pulaski County leads push on Voter Registration Day [Video]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day, and the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office spearheaded several events to ensure that would-be voters were ready for Election Day.

“We in the clerk’s office wanted to do something to make a really big deal out of it,” Assistant Chief Deputy Candace Edwards said. “Get the community excited.”

That thought led to Vote Fest, an event in the heart of downtown Little Rock where potential voters could get registered while enjoying food trucks and music from a live DJ.

Midway through the event, Edwards said the clerk’s office had already accepted “five to 10” registrations, and a city social media post said over100 people signed a pledge to vote and tell their friends to do the same.

“We need to make sure that we get out …