More info on FBI investigation of Ga. voter data breach
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028741613
As many as 7.5 million voter records involved in Georgia data breach
Posted: 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 03, 2017
Millions of Georgia voters may have had their personal information compromised for the second time in as many years, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation Friday at Kennesaw State University’s Center for Election Systems involving an alleged data breach.
As many as 7.5 million voter records may be involved, according to a top state official briefed on the information but not authorized to speak on the record. Neither federal officials nor university officials would confirm the scope of the investigation or how many records had potentially been accessed.
“After learning of this incident at Kennesaw State University, we reached out to law enforcement,” Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp said. “This matter is deeply concerning, but I am confident the FBI working with KSU will track down the perpetrator.”
The election systems center at the university has since 2002 overseen the state’s election operations and voting machines. It does that work through an agreement with the Secretary of State’s Office. It does not, however, maintain live databases or the state’s official voter registration database.
The collaboration with the center is one of the most unusual election partnerships in the nation. Merle King, the center’s executive director, is respected nationally for his deep knowledge of election systems. The center has only one client — the state – and only a handful of staff and student assistants, yet it has a hand in almost every operation that touches Election Day.
It creates every ballot for every election and tests every single piece of voting equipment used across the state, among other things.
The center also sources every single device known as an electronic poll book (a digital list of eligible voters) used by poll workers in each of the state’s 3,000 precincts to verify voters’ names, addresses and registration.
Maybe, just maybe the FBI will uncover an explanation of the many voting irregularities we've experienced in our elections here in Ga.
http://www.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/many-million-voter-records-involved-georgia-data-breach/rU2bMMc3tzGkuPvmbjlkgJ/?ecmp=newspaper_email&user-access=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0ODg1NzQ4MDIsImV4cCI6MTQ4ODY4OTk5OSwicHJvZHVjdHMiOlt7InBpZCI6Ind3dy5teWFqYy5jb20iLCJleHAiOjE0ODg2ODk5OTksImF1dGhlbiI6ImJ5cGFzcyJ9XX0.oEnPPsEdK1lylpG9EnfPisIZisNPqop3swljF9L5HCw&uuid=8C2ABE50-01CA-4AB5-8A69-FD89F3C0866C
