A civil rights organization has filed a lawsuit against Virginia elections agencies and officials after an accidentally severed fiber optic cable shut down the state’s online voter registration system for several hours Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election.
The Virginia Department of Elections said in a statement on Twitter that a “fiber cut” impacted data circuits and connectivity for multiple agencies, including the department’s citizen portal and registrar’s offices. The cable was inadvertently cut during a Chesterfield County roadside utilities project, according to the state’s information technology agency.
