Colorado’s Top Election Official Says Employee Responsible for Posting Voting Passwords Is Gone

The employee, described as a ‘civil servant,’ now ‘no longer works’ in the office, the secretary of state said.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 8, 2024. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said that the worker who was responsible for a voting security breach that allowed passwords to be posted online is gone and that the incident shouldn’t shake residents’ confidence in the election.

Speaking to Colorado Public Radio on Wednesday, Griswold said that the employee, a “civil servant,” now “no longer works” for her office after the incident.