Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Eugene

(62,658 posts)
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 04:44 PM Jan 2022

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) — Colorado’s Democratic Secretary of State on Monday ordered a Republican county clerk who has echoed former President Donald Trump’s demands for “audits” of elections to return a copy he says he made of his county’s election system, a potential breach of security.

Jena Griswold’s office said in a statement that Elbert County Clerk and Recorder Dallas Schroeder disclosed he made the copy of the system’s hard drive before Aug. 27. The disclosure came in an affidavit Schroeder filed in a lawsuit against Griswold’s office claiming weaknesses in election security. Schroeder last fall joined the lawsuit, filed by backers of Trump’s lies about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

The Secretary of State’s office said Schroeder made the copy of the election system before the system was rebuilt for the upcoming contest, so there’s no sign of “imminent or direct security risk to Colorado’s elections.” Still, Griswold is ordering Schroeder to sit for a deposition to determine the extent of any security breach.

-snip-

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/technology-elections-lawsuits-colorado-donald-trump-5de9bf20927ee409abbbde654ea93e8b

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Election Reform»2nd Colorado clerk accuse...