The Denver District Attorney’s Office has opened an investigation into the Colorado Department of State after it was discovered in late October a civil servant from their office posted partial passwords to voting systems .
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Friday it is also joining the investigation, after revealing it received affidavits on November 4, alleging violations by the Department of State.
According to a release from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, two signed affidavits were received stating the Colorado Department of State has allegedly violated election laws in Colorado, under statute CRS 1-13-708 .
(1)Any person who, as determined by rules promulgated by the secretary of state in accordance with article 4 of title 24, accesses without authorization, tampers with, or facilitates the unauthorized access to or tampering with any electronic or electromechanical voting equipment or an election-night reporting system before, during, or after any election provided by law is guilty of a class 5 felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
(2)Any person who knowingly publishes or causes to be published passwords or other confidential information relating to a voting system shall immediately have their authorized access revoked and is guilty of a class 5 felony.