It appears that one of the election officials who argued that Donald Trump should be banned from the ballot is also incompetent. Colorado’s election system passwords were inadvertently exposed on the Secretary of State’s website, sparking concerns about election security in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. According to the office of Secretary of State Jena Griswold, the leak included partial passwords to components of Colorado’s voting system, though officials maintain that the mistake does not pose a security risk.
The discovery was publicized by the Colorado Republican Party after receiving an affidavit detailing how the passwords were accessed through an inventory spreadsheet on the state website. The passwords, hidden on the spreadsheet, became visible when accessed by un-hiding certain worksheets. In effect, she posted an Excel worksheet with one of the tabs showing the passwords.
On Wednesday, FOX31 learned that the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office knew the passwords had been posted five days before they were changed on Tuesday, and did not inform county clerks immediately of the potential issue. The office told FOX31 in a statement that steps to protect the information were taken.
“We took steps to pull the information down, immediately began investigating further, communicated with federal election security partners, and already had elections personnel in the field before we received the letter (from the Colorado Republican Party),” the office stated. “The Department’s top priority was to investigate, fix anything that needed fixing, and then inform the public.”
On Tuesday, the state’s Republican Party said the posted partial passwords could compromise election results. The party called for Griswold’s resignation on Wednesday.
“She hasn’t owned that security breach, she hasn’t put into place provisions to make people more comfortable with the process and that undermines the integrity of our system and of our voting process,” said Representative Rose Pugliese, minority leader of Colorado House Republicans. “I trust the county clerks throughout this state and the integrity of this process. People still need to come out and vote. They need to get their voices heard.”
In response to the exposure, Griswold’s office stated that the passwords are only one of two required to access voting equipment, with each set held separately by different personnel. Additional physical security requirements are in place to protect the voting systems, and Griswold emphasized that her office is taking further steps to enhance security, including updating passwords, reviewing access logs, and collaborating with the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
“This is not a security threat,” Griswold reassured in an interview. “We have layers of security, and out of an abundance of caution, we are actively investigating and updating our protocols.”
She has said she will “absolutely not” resign.
Griswold first came to prominence as part of the Democratic plan to ban Donald Trump from the ballot. Arguing that the former president launched an “insurrection,” the Colorado secretary of state said she was merely defending democracy by only having Democrats on the ballot.
Something rotten in the state of Colorado.
Yes, there certainly is. Colorado has been infected by mentally dysfunctional demonRATS. I used to enjoy visiting Colorado on vaction and sometimes just for long weekend. Not anympre. I will never spend a cent of my money on a state full of such “degenerates”. Found a much better state close with very few misfits like Colorado now has. Betting that Colorado tourism has taken a big hit in the past 10 years.
Colorado is almost as crooked as Cook County or the biden crime family
To retain 2020 rerun again