New Jersey state data center goes dark temporarily as primary election looms

StateScoop: The New Jersey government's entire computer network was knocked offline for hours on Saturday, disrupting — among other things — public disclosure of campaign contributions leading into the primary election on Tuesday.

Most of the state's systems were brought back online Sunday after a fire suppression system activated at the state data center had disabled access to all state systems, the New Jersey Globe reported.

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) was among the agencies knocked offline on Saturday and any campaigns attempting to file 48-hour contribution reports were unable to do so.

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