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A severed fiber optic cable in Virginia shut down multiple state websites Tuesday, potentially affecting thousands of voters on the state’s last day to register to vote, state officials said.
The state Elections Department said the cut happened in the Chester area near Route 10, citing a notice provided by the state’s information technologies agency.
“This has affected the Department’s citizen portal along with local registrar’s offices across the Commonwealth,” an elections department spokeswoman said in a statement, without providing details about how or when the problem started.
An official in Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) office said the disruption — which also affected the state Department of Motor Vehicles, the state health department and other agencies — would likely be temporary.
A severed fiber optic cable in Virginia shut down multiple state websites Tuesday, potentially affecting thousands of voters on the state’s last day to register to vote, state officials said.
The state Elections Department said the cut happened in the Chester area near Route 10, citing a notice provided by the state’s information technologies agency.
“This has affected the Department’s citizen portal along with local registrar’s offices across the Commonwealth,” an elections department spokeswoman said in a statement, without providing details about how or when the problem started.
An official in Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) office said the disruption — which also affected the state Department of Motor Vehicles, the state health department and other agencies — would likely be temporary.