Breaking: A copy of Georgias statewide voter file stolen with voting equipment

[MelissaB]

Voters’ personal data at risk after theft of voting equipment ahead of Georgia's special election

David Tulis / AJC Special

State officials are investigating the theft last week of equipment from a Cobb County precinct manager’s car that could make every Georgia voters’ personal information vulnerable to theft.

The equipment, used to check-in voters at the polls, was stolen Saturday evening, Secretary of State Brian Kemp said Monday.

Cobb County elections director Janine Eveler said the stolen machine, known as an ExpressPoll unit, cannot be used to fraudulently vote in Tuesday’s election but that it does contain a copy of Georgia’s statewide voter file.

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While the file includes drivers’ license numbers, addresses and other data, it does not include Social Security numbers, Eveler said.

More: http://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-voters-personal-data-risk-cobb-theft/FYDyqME5bqLG4ip4snYLwO/

[longship]

1. Voter records are generally public records.

Anybody can get them. There is no stolen.

[jberryhill]

2. This was stolen out of the back of some guy's car?

Brilliant security plan, but the odds are there are some thieves sitting around somewhere asking "WTF is this stuff, anyway?"

[MelissaB]

3. GA voting machines have been targeted before. FBI is investigating a data breach that took place in

GA voting machines have been targeted before. FBI is investigating a data breach that took place in March.

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