Coverage dated October 29, 2024

Colorado publishes voting system passwords in major error

Headline from Newsweek

The Colorado secretary of state said voting system passwords had been accidentally posted on a government website.

Newsweek's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Colorado Secretary of State site 'improperly' displayed partial passwords for voting systems (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office acknowledged it inadvertently posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords.

  2. Newsweek

    Colorado publishes voting system passwords in major error (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Colorado secretary of state said voting system passwords had been accidentally posted on a government website.

  3. The Columbian

    Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    DENVER (AP) — Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website for several months before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate t

  4. The Federalist

    CO Secretary Of State Posts Voting Passwords Online (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Colorado's secretary of state posted hundreds of voting system passwords online. The state GOP wants answers.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Colorado accidently put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    DENVER (AP) — Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State's public-facing website before being spotted and taken down,

  6. RedState

  7. PJ Media

  8. Fortune

    Colorado accidentally put its voting system passwords online for months but state insists election is still secure (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    But state insists election is still secure

  9. Washington Times

    Colorado put voting system passwords on secretary of state’s website, insists election is secure (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State's website before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election, said state election officials Tuesday.

  10. Legal Insurrection

    Colorado Exposes Passwords for Election Machines on Website (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    The passwords had been on the website since August.

  11. Gizmodo

    Colorado Agency 'Improperly' Posted Passwords for Its Election System Online (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The Department of State said that the mistaken disclosure of the passwords do not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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