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FEC electronic filing system hit with hours-long outage

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The Federal Election Commission's electronic filing system has been down for hours on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson who confirmed the agency's IT teams are working to restore the service. According to the FEC's incident update page, the agency said Monday night it is "investigating this issue…

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  1. WCBD News 2

    FEC electronic filing system hit with hours-long outage (opens WCBD News 2)

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    WCBD News 2's feed description

    The Federal Election Commission's electronic filing system has been down for hours on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson who confirmed the agency's IT teams are working to restore the service. According to the FEC's incident update page, the agency said Monday night it is "investigating this issue…

  2. Washington Examiner

    FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Federal Election Commission experienced a filing system outage on Tuesday, hindering candidates and political action committees from filing 24- and 48-hour finance reports with a week to go before the midterm elections. The FEC posted to its status update page shortly before 3 p.m.

  3. The Hill

    FEC electronic filing system back online after multi-day outage (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Federal Election Commission's (FEC) electronic filing system was restored and online Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days after the system initially went down with little explanation. In a post on X shortly before 5 p.m.

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