Election Websites in Florida Crash

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Reason:

Multiple election websites across Florida crashed on Tuesday, shortly after polls closed. The websites were supposed to publish county election results, but due to what has simply been described as “tech outages” residents of several counties could not directly access sites or were timed out and thereby blocked.

Date of Software Glitch:

August 20, 2024 – Present

Location: Florida, U.S.

Manufacturer:

VR Systems, Inc.

Next Steps:

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd has explained to several news outlets that the glitch has no effect on voter data or transmission and isn’t being viewed as a cyberattack; stating, “This was an issue with their public-facing websites.” You can learn more here. Or view VR Systems, Inc.’s official response to the issue.

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