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Georgia, USA, Election Server Wiped Just After Lawsuit Filed

Accepted submission by canopic jug at 2017-10-27 08:58:27
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The Center for Elections Systems at Kennesaw State University, which runs the US state of Georgia's election system wiped a server crucial to a lawsuit regarding the integrity of the most recent national election [apnews.com]. The lawsuit was filed on July 3rd and 7th. Wiping the server has forestalled any potential foresnic investigations, and no one is saying yet who ordered the erasure. The lawsuit argued that the server had been quite insecure and probably compromised. However, without evidence to examine, this cannot be determined. This follows on the confirmation last year, prior to being blocked by the GOP, of the physical inability of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to audit the ballots.


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