RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax is calling for an extension on the Commonwealth’s voter registration deadline after a technical issue shut down its portal.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherOfficials say a cut fiber was to blame for an outage that shut down Virginia’s voter registration portal on Tuesday morning.Voting in Virginia 2020: Everything you need to know county by countyThe lieutenant governor indicated that the outage was statewide.The Department of Elections was notified about the outage by the Virginia Information Technology Agency around 10 a.m.READ MORE: Virginia early voting opens with long lines, big turnoutAdvertisementThey indicated that technicians were at the site.