An accidentally cut cable has caused the entire Virginia voter registration online system to go down

[RichardRay]

31. I.T. Guy, here...

I’d have some pretty firm words with whoever plans and implements the state’s network infrastructure. I ran I.T. for a company with about 1,000 employees. I’d have had my *ass* kicked if I’d run the company’s Internet connection on a non-redundant link. I’d have thought the State of Virginia would do better.

That said, the reason I had multiple connections (different providers, maps showing fiber in trenches at least 20’ apart, separately switched) was that backhoes seem to come equipped with fiber optic cable locators, which operators use to locate and cut networks. Im certain the equipment in Virginia is similar.