Investigator finds Colorado voter system passwords were not intentionally posted online

Investigation finds Colorado election passwords were posted ‘unintentionally’ - The Chronicle

Lindsey Toomer Colorado Newsline Denver-based law firm recommends updates to computer and password policies, found no ill will in secretary of state office’s leak A… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Investigation into Colorado voting system password leaks finds office violated policy, but mistake was 'unintentional'

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A third-party investigation into how Colorado voting equipment passwords were posted publicly on the Secretary of State's website concluded that though the office violated policy, the passwords were "mistakenly, unknowingly and unintentionally" posted. The investigation, completed by Denver attorney Beth Doherty Quinn, didn't find any intentional wrongdoing by Secretary of State Jena Griswold or staff in her off…

Investigator finds Colorado voter system passwords were not intentionally posted online

A “series of inadvertent and unforeseen events” resulted in Colorado voting system passwords being posted on the Secretary of State’s website, an outside investigator said.

Colorado lawmakers vote against audit of secretary of state over election systems password leak • Colorado Newsline

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, listens to a House Judiciary hearing on a resolution brought forward by Republicans to impeach her on April 9, 2024. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)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 Div…

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.

Outside review calls Colorado election passwords leak “inadvertent” but finds officials violated 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, according to a third-party investigation released Monday morning. Denver attorney Beth Doherty Quinn found that the office violated one policy, regarding training individuals to ensure nonpublic information isn’t released, as well as another policy about …