Outside investigation faults Griswold in Colorado election breach
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and her office violated state security protocols that allowed the disclosure of election equipment passwords, an outside investigation released Monday finds.
Investigation finds Colorado election equipment passwords were posted accidentally, but safeguards also lacking
The report comes from a law firm hired by the Secretary of State’s office to find out how the passwords for tabulation equipment ended up online.
Colorado’s election equipment password breach explained
The revelation that BIOS passwords for ballot tabulation machines in 32 of Colorado’s 64 counties were posted for months in a hidden tab on a spreadsheet on the Secretary of State’s website set off
Colorado lawmakers vote against audit of secretary of state over election systems password leak
State lawmakers will not pursue research into the Colorado secretary of state’s office over an election systems password leak discovered earlier this year. The Legislative Audit Committee voted 4-4 on an audit request into the state Elections Division.
Investigator Finds Colorado Voter System Passwords Were Not Intentionally Posted Online
An investigation has found a series of inadvertent and unforeseen events resulted in Colorado voting system passwords being posted on the Secretary of State's website earlier this year
Investigation finds Colorado election passwords were posted ‘unintentionally’
A third-party law firm hired to investigate the Colorado secretary of state’s election system password breach found that passwords were posted online unintentionally, though two policies related to
Canvass board members in 7 Colorado counties vote against election certification
Canvass board members in seven Colorado counties voted against certifying the 2024 general election results, citing a recent password leak from the secretary of state’s office as the reason. Members in Archuleta,
Colorado election passwords leak ‘inadvertent,’ but review finds officials violated state policy
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office violated two state information security policies that contributed to the accidental release of some voting system passwords before this year’s election, accord
Third-party completes investigation in to Colorado Department of State password leak
On Monday, the Colorado Department of State reported that a third-party group, Baird Quinn, LCC, completed an investigation and offered recommendations following a password leak.
Colorado voting system password leak investigation findings released
An independent review into how voting machine passwords were posted on the Colorado secretary of state's website is over.
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Democrats reject audit of Colorado Secretary of State's password breach
Democrats reject audit request for Secretary of State's Office over security breach. Republicans push for independent review.
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Republicans on Election Boards in 7 Colorado Counties Refuse To Certify Election Results
Canvass board members in seven Colorado counties voted against certifying the 2024 general election results, citing a recent ...
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Investigation Finds Jena Griswold and Her Office Violated State Security Protocols, Resulting in Password Leak
A separate investigation by the Denver District Attorney's Office is still underway.
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Investigation launched into Colorado voting systems security breach
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said her office contacted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that same day. A day later, the office determined voting systems in 34 of Colorado's ...
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Investigate secretary of state’s security breach
However, a serious security breach involving Secretary ... undermines trust and contradicts state election rules her office previously advocated. Colorado law (C.R.S. § 1-13-708) explicitly ...