Cut Cable Shuts Down Virginia’s Online Voter Registration

Alexandria residents wait in a socially distanced line to cast their ballots for the November presidential election on first day of early voting in Virginia, at the Voter Registration Office in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 18, 2020. John McDonnell/The Washington Post via AP

RICHMOND, Va.—A severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia’s online voter registration system 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” was affecting connectivity for multiple agencies, including the citizen portal and registrar’s offices, and technicians were working to repair the problem.