The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office found no evidence of a breach in security protocols for voting system equipment in Douglas County, it said Thursday. “After receiving responses from Douglas County, my office is satisfied that there is no current threat to the county’s election system,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a […]
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Douglas County clerk says no unauthorized copy of his county’s voting server was made
Douglas County Clerk Merlin Klotz, who was being investigated by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office for possibly making an unauthorized copy of his county’s voting system server, says no illegal backup was made. “No one has made an illegal or unauthorized image of any Douglas County election data or hard drive information,” Klotz, a […]
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Colorado’s top election official demands answers from third GOP county clerk on alleged election server copying
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Thursday ordered Douglas County Clerk Merlin Klotz to answer questions and turn over information about a copy of his county’s election system that was allegedly made. Klotz is one of three Republican county clerks being investigated by Griswold’s office for making copies of their election system hard drives. […]
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8-hour, Republican-led hearing on Colorado’s election integrity ends without evidence of widespread fraud
There was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Colorado presented during a day-long, legislative hearing held by Republicans Tuesday on the state’s election integrity. But there was plenty of bipartisan praise for Colorado’s voting systems and processes. “We are the gold standard for voting in our country,” said El Paso County Clerk and Recorder […]