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FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections

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Carter, C. (2026, October 27). FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4781775/federal-election-commission-website-filing-system-outage/

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The Federal Election Commission faced website outages on Tuesday, affecting candidates and political action committees from submitting required finance reports just days before the midterm elections. The issues started late Monday night and continued into Tuesday, with the FEC updating its status page around 3 p.m. to inform about ongoing investigations into the cause of the outage.

Written by AI on 2026-10-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Hackers targeted the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) website on October 26, disrupting its electronic filing system just days before the midterm elections scheduled for November 3. The cyberattack began late Monday evening and continued into Tuesday, preventing political action committees and candidates from filing required 24- and 48-hour finance reports. According to an email seen by Reuters, a "bad actor" was attempting to breach FEC systems, leading officials to temporarily suspend web services. Though the exact cause remains uncertain, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are reportedly involved in investigating the incident. The outage has no impact on voters' ability to cast ballots but hinders transparency into campaign finance during this critical period.

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FEC The Federal Election Commission

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FEC ORG · 1× The Federal Election Commission ORG · 1×

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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.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-27

2026-10-27 · Washington Examiner

FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections · mixed framing

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Commission → experience → elections

The FEC posted to its status update page shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday that it is continuing to investigate the outage. asserted

it → post → outage

According to the commission, the filing system began experiencing issues late Monday evening. uncertain

system → accord → issues