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Colorado Agency ‘Improperly’ Posted Passwords for Its Election System Online
The Department of State said that the mistaken disclosure of the passwords do not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election.
While the incident is embarrassing and already fueling accusations from the state’s Republican party, the department said in a statement that it “does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted.” Additionally, the passwords can only be used by a person who is physically operating the system and voting machines are stored in secure areas that require ID badges to access and are under 24/7 video surveillance. The accusations come weeks after a Colorado judge sentenced former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to nine years in prison for using a stolen ID card to illegally obtain voter information, which she shared with Republicans who falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
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