Georgia wants to know if feds behind probe of voter database

[TexasTowelie]

Secretary of State Brian Kemp has asked federal officials to explain what appears to be an attempt by the U.S. Homeland Security Department to breach Georgia’s voter registration database.

The claim comes after an IP address associated with federal agency attempted to penetrate the state’s firewall . David Dove, the chief of staff and legal counsel in the Secretary of State’s Office, said Thursday that the attempt was not successful. DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kemp publicly questioned alarms raised by federal officials before the presidential election over the issue of election security.

Georgia was one of two states that did not accept federal help to secure its election-related systems, after the FBI’s cyber division warned states in August that it was investigating hacking-related incidents related to elections data systems in two states — believed to be Arizona and Illinois.

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-wants-know-feds-behind-probe-voter-database/zygtDPvR6iI9ukTE8CiPUI/

[napi21]

1. Why the concern? I' am a bit surprised that DHS would be the investigator,

but I'm also pleased that a Fed Agency is checking the validity of our voter data. We've had a PUB governor I think since Jimmy Carter, and I don't trust any of our elected officials any more than I can kick their asses, and WIN.

[CottonBear]

3. Roy Barnes (1999-2003) was our last Democratic GA Gov.

The 2002 GA midterm election was the first 100% Diebold election in the USA. We've been governed by Republicans since then.

[CottonBear]

2. 12/9/16 TV interview: SoS Kemp (GA-R) blamed Obama Administration.

Of course Kemp deflected any criticism of the lack of security of Georgia's all Diebold voting machines and managed to blame Obama.

[groundloop]

4. Maybe I'm all wet, but isn't it conceivable Russia was probing state systems with fake IP address?