# Colorado Agency Accidentally Exposes Election System Passwords Online! 🔒

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/colorado-agency-accidentally-exposes-election-system-passwords-online/294869>\
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**Tags:** tools, data-recovery\
**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/colorado-agency-accidentally-exposes-election-system-passwords-online/294869 "2024-11-01T15:22:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/colorado-agency-accidentally-exposes-election-system-passwords-online/294869/1 "2024-11-01T15:22:56Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Incident Overview**  
The **Colorado Department of State** mistakenly posted partial passwords for voting machines in a public spreadsheet, raising concerns about election security.

2. **Political Fallout**  
The error has led to accusations from the state’s Republican party, with vice chair **Hope Scheppelman** revealing the mistake in a mass email.

3. **Department’s Response**  
The agency stated that the passwords do not pose an immediate threat to Colorado’s elections and emphasized that they are securely stored and require physical access to operate.

4. **Security Measures**  
Voting machines are kept in secure locations under **24/7 video surveillance** , and the department informed the **Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency** about the incident.

5. **Voting System Integrity**  
Colorado voters use **paper ballots** , providing a physical paper trail to verify electronically tabulated results, which helps ensure election integrity.

**Read more at:** [Gizmodo](https://gizmodo.com/colorado-agency-improperly-posted-passwords-for-its-election-system-online-2000518572)