The Scandal Unfolds
In a shocking live interview, Kyle Clark from 9NEWS put Colorado’s Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, on the spot about a major security breach involving voting machine passwords. This leak has raised serious concerns among voters and election officials alike.
The Colorado GOP claims that Griswold’s office accidentally posted a file containing over 600 BIOS passwords on their official website. This sensitive information was left exposed to anyone with internet access from August until October. That’s not just careless; it goes against everything we stand for in protecting our elections.
According to Colorado law, strict confidentiality is required when handling such data. The public display of these unencrypted BIOS passwords is a significant violation of these protocols.
Details from the Affidavit
As reported by The Gateway Pundit, an affidavit revealed that Griswold shared this sensitive file online without any encryption or protection. It covered voting system components across 63 out of the state’s 64 counties!
This isn’t just a minor oversight; it shows a glaring lapse in basic security measures and password management practices within her office. While they claim this doesn’t prove an actual breach occurred, it certainly raises red flags about how secure our election systems really are.
Griswold’s Response Under Scrutiny
During his questioning, Clark pressed Griswold on the implications of this leak for election security. Instead of providing clear answers, she dodged direct questions and downplayed the severity by stating that only “partial passwords” were leaked—just one part needed to access the systems.
When asked if all necessary precautions were taken after discovering this issue, she insisted there was no immediate threat because two separate credentials are needed to gain full access to any voting equipment. But let’s be real here—if you leave your front door unlocked but have another locked door inside your house, does that mean you’re safe?
Clark didn’t let up and pointed out her previous statements where she labeled similar leaks as serious breaches during past incidents involving other officials like Tina Peters.
A Double Standard?
It seems there might be some double standards at play here. In previous situations where others faced consequences for unauthorized access or leaks related to voting systems, why should Griswold get off easy? Her insistence that “this does not constitute an insider threat” feels disingenuous given her own harsh words towards others in similar positions before now.
Griswold claimed improvements had been made since those earlier incidents—like enhanced surveillance and better security protocols—but can we trust those assurances when her own actions have jeopardized voter confidence?
Accountability Questions Remain Unanswered
At one point during their exchange, Clark posed what many voters want to know: “Will you resign?” To which Griswold firmly replied “Absolutely not.” She dismissed concerns about repeated errors undermining public trust in elections as mere mischaracterizations while boasting about high rankings in election confidence surveys.
But let’s face it—the facts speak louder than political spin! With so many mistakes piling up under her watch, how can anyone feel confident moving forward?
When pressed further regarding whether county clerks were informed about this breach before being alerted by Republicans instead? You guessed it—she admitted they hadn’t been notified yet!
This lackadaisical approach raises even more eyebrows regarding transparency and accountability within her administration—a critical component when dealing with something as vital as our electoral process!
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