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.

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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

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DENVER (AP) — 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. A Denver attorney did not find any intentional wrongdoing by Secretary of State Jena Griswold or her staff, but said two policies were violated. Attorney Beth Doherty Quinn suggested the agency require a more thorough review of documents before they…

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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…

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

DENVER (AP) — 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. A Denver attorney did not find any intentional wrongdoing by Secretary of State Jena Griswold or staff in her office, but said two policies were violated. Attorney Beth Doherty Quinn suggested in her report, dated Sunday, that the agency require a more thorough …

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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 …

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Outside review calls Colorado election passwords leak “inadvertent” but finds officials violated policy

An investigation has found a series of inadvertent and unforeseen events resulted in Colorado voting system passwords being posted online.

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DENVER (KDVR) -- A third party completed its investigation after the Colorado Secretary of State's website disclosed partial passwords for voting systems, finding that the posted passwords were a mistake. Baird Quinn, LLC was chosen as a third party to investigate the cause of the election passwords that were posted online for more than 3 months. The employment attorney conducted several interviews and gained full access to the department's docu…

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Investigation: Passwords on Colorado Secretary of State site ‘mistakenly’ posted

Investigator finds Colorado voter system passwords were not intentionally posted online

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