Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is facing calls to resign after partial passwords connected to Colorado’s voting systems were placed on the Secretary of State’s website.
“The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office knew the passwords had been posted five days before they were changed on Tuesday,” FOX31 reported. The office is also under fire for not informing county clerks immediately of the problem.
“Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) knew her office had left voting system passwords exposed online but did not change the passwords until the Colorado GOP told the public about the security threat,” Colorado 9News reporter Kyle Clark posted on X.
“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 Colorado SoS office stated. “The Department’s top priority was to investigate, fix anything that needed fixing, and then inform the public.”
The Colorado GOP called for Griswold’s resignation, saying in a statement Wednesday that…
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