Parts of the Secretary of State’s Web site went back online today, but systems that enable database searches and Uniform Commercial Code filings remain down.
A note on the restored Web site acknowledges that systems that are necessary for the public to do all sorts of business, from accessing campaign and lobbyist information to registering trademarks and other dealings between businesses and state government, are still down.
“ATTENTION UCC & CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING USERS!” the message states. “Please do not file your UCC filings as our system is down for maintenance at this time. Our Campaign Filing System is also down at this time. Thank you for your patience.”
The note on the Web site gives no timeline for the return of those systems. Secretary of State Mary Herrera and two top officials in her office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Officials have been working to restore the Web site and systems in the office since last week, when unspecified problems knocked out a new campaign finance and disclosure system that has been under development. Officials haven’t specified how the problems with the new site relate to the office’s problems with its other computer systems and Web site.