Louisiana voting website down on voter registration day was 'unfortunate error'
Pilloried with angry criticism and accusations of nefarious intent, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin had a more human reason for the state’s online voter registration website being down on the evening of National Voter Registration Day.
Nobody noticed that the routine maintenance had long ago been scheduled for Tuesday night was an oversight. Ardoin on Wednesday morning called it “an unfortunate error for which I take full responsibility.”
Ardoin also pointed out that registration is ongoing – about 90% of eligible Louisiana residents have signed up to participate – and anyone who wants to register or change their registration has until Oct. 5, if done by mail, or Oct. 13, if done online, to do so in order to participate in the Nov. 3 presidential election.
The website was down from 8 p.m. to about 11:30 p.m, according to the Secretary of State's office.
“This is beyond reprehensible,” tweeted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Tuesday night. “Absolute dereliction of duty, as such a critical time for our City and our nation. The LA SoS owes more to the people he services.”
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