The Independent View: CO Orders Mesa County Clerk To Replace Election Equipment After Security Breach

Tina Peters’ Controversial Tenure as Mesa County, Colorado’s Clerk and Recorder, has seen historically High Turnover rates in her Department, a Recall Campaign against her, and an Inability to Account for almost 600 Missed Ballots, Ballots that were Dropped-Off at a Ballot Box in front of the Building, where her Office is located. She can now add True Security Incompetence to her List of Achievements.

On Thursday, Colorado Secretary of State, Jena Griswold (D), said that the County must “replace 41 pieces of election equipment and get them certified by Aug. 30th, or hand-count ballots, in the next election, because the security of the voting systems cannot be verified.” Mesa County will be on the hook for the Costs. Griswold made it clear that Tina Peters looks very very Quilty, saying “To be very clear, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder allowed a security breach, and by all evidence at this point assisted it.”

On Monday, Reports surfaced that Tina Peters’ Office was the subject of Two Investigations surrounding some dubious Activities and a “serious breach” of Security. Griswold released a Statement saying that while her Office was working to find out whether or Not Election Equipment under Tina Peters’ Jurisdiction had become Compromised, the 21st Judicial District Attorney, Dan Rubinstein (R), was investigating whether or Not a Crime had been Committed during the Breach.

The Breach of Security resulted from a story pushed Online, by The Gateway Pundit, and other Right-Wing Outlets, purporting to Prove that Dominion Voting Systems had Online Access to Mesa County’s Voting Machines. While the Video and Screengrabs provided did Not prove this, it did show that the Mesa County Clerk’s Office seemed to have been Compromised, as an important Password was Leaked in those Images.

On Thursday, Griswold released a Statement, explaining the Evidence or the “operative facts” that her Office was working with, specifically, where and how the Breach could have occurred. According to Griswold, the likely Culprit was present during a “trusted build installation” of the System that happened at the End of May:

Mesa County authorized a Non-Employee to attend the May 25th, 2021 Trusted Build, in Clear Violation of, Election Rule 20.5.4, and despite Informing the Department that the Individual was an Employee. The Department cannot Confirm that the BIOS Settings were Not accessed after the Trusted Build process.

Video surveillance of the Mesa County Voting Equipment was Not continuous and Cannot confirm Chain-of-Custody of Voting Equipment. The Evidence suggests that the Mesa County Clerk’s Office directed Mesa County Staff to Turn off Video Surveillance of the Voting Equipment prior to the May 25th, 2021 Trusted Build. The Video Surveillance Cameras were Not turned back On until August, which is Inconsistent with the Department’s understanding of the Normal Course of Business Practice in Mesa County; and Chain-of-Custody Documents for Multiple ICX Stations reveal that these Machines were Not Sealed until 1-2 days after the May 25th, 2021 Trusted Build Installation.

This Finding, in conjunction with the Lack of Video Recording and Access by a Non-Employee, indicates that the Chain-of-Custody for these Components Cannot be Verified.

Earlier in the week, while under Investigation, Tina Peters chose Not to Respond to the Allegations or to try and provide the Information Ordered by the Secretary of State’s Office that might assuage People’s Fears of Tomfoolery, but instead got on a Private Jet and flew to MyPillow CEO, Mike Lindell’s Cyber Symposium for Wackadooery.

At the Event, Peters implied that Deep State Forces were coming after her for telling the truth. In fact, Peters explained that she was “being persecuted.” According to Peters, Colorado State Officials were “raiding” her Office while she was aboard a plane. What that Truth is remains to be seen, as the Mike Lindell Cyber Symposium has Not yet offered up a Single Shred of the world-shaking Evidence since he began teasing it over half a year ago.

Griswold has Reiterated that Mesa County’s potential Security Breach did Not affect an Election. However, a Compromised, set of Computers, means that the State will have to Spend a considerable Amount of Money making sure they are All Secured and Certified, once again.