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Virginia Voter Registration Website Crashes on Last Day to Register for November Election

HeadlineOct 14, 2020

In Virginia, a cable that was allegedly cut by accident caused the state’s entire online voter registration system to crash for hours Tuesday, on the deadline to register to vote in Virginia before Election Day. Voting rights activists condemned state election officials for the malfunction, warning it likely left thousands of eligible voters unable to register. A similar error happened in 2016. There’s now a lawsuit that will be heard in court today to extend the deadline.

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