US Federal Election Commission filing system down before midterms

The US Federal Election Commission (FEC) took its electronic filing system offline due to an attempted cyberattack a week before the 2026 midterm elections, blocking political groups from submitting campaign finance reports. The outage began on October 26, 2026, and the FEC is working to restore the system while users can still access previously submitted reports. This disruption affects campaign finance reporting but does not impact voting, which is managed by state and local authorities.