The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is dealing with outages to its electronic filing and alert systems just days before the November 3 general election. Reports indicate that a hacking incident may have caused these issues, though this has not been verified. The FEC clarified that the outages will not impact voting, as it does not oversee elections. IT staff are currently working to restore the systems.
Key facts
- FEC's electronic filing system is offline as of October 28, 2026.
- The FEC is investigating the outages that began on October 27, 2026.
- Dara Lindenbaum stated the outage does not affect voter registration.
- The FEC does not administer elections, so voting will not be disrupted.
- The agency has faced staffing challenges and lacks confirmed commissioners.
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