2nd Colorado clerk accused of election security breach
Source: Associated Press
2nd Colorado clerk accused of election security breach
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
January 24, 2022
DENVER (AP) Colorados Democratic Secretary of State on Monday ordered a Republican county clerk who has echoed former President Donald Trumps demands for audits of elections to return a copy he says he made of his countys election system, a potential breach of security.
Jena Griswolds office said in a statement that Elbert County Clerk and Recorder Dallas Schroeder disclosed he made the copy of the systems hard drive before Aug. 27. The disclosure came in an affidavit Schroeder filed in a lawsuit against Griswolds office claiming weaknesses in election security. Schroeder last fall joined the lawsuit, filed by backers of Trumps lies about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
The Secretary of States office said Schroeder made the copy of the election system before the system was rebuilt for the upcoming contest, so theres no sign of imminent or direct security risk to Colorados elections. Still, Griswold is ordering Schroeder to sit for a deposition to determine the extent of any security breach.
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