[MeganC]

Wasn't California one of the states that refused to give this same information to the Trump Administration? But here they gave it to a newspaper who leaked the whole thing online?

[libertylover]

And I’ll bet the Sacramento Bee claims that the Russians didn’t get those classified emails from Mrs. Bill Clinton’s unsecured server.

[beergarden]

Time to sue. The Sac Bee is a Dem propaganda piece anyways.

[fwdude]

What the hell was a newspaper doing with sensitive voter information?! Oh, that’s right. The government’s paid agents.

[Professional]

WTH>>>>????

Why does a commercial outfit, a for profit newspaper have the voter records? If they can have it, why can’t i?

[Professional]

Buh bye Sac Bee....

[Grampa Dave]

So did the Russian hack the state and deliver those 19.5 Million California Voter Records.

How in hell did the left wing Sac Bee end up with our voting records?

[Jess Kitting]

Maybe we can find out how many non-citizens voted in California.

[Jess Kitting]

Maybe we can find out how many non-citizens voted in California.

[missnry]

So let me get this straight... The SacBee released the 19 million plus records that are available to the public??? Voter information is available to the public with a records request.

[lonevoice]

As previous commenters have noted, there’s no reason for a local newspaper (or any newspaper) to have a database of voter registration records. I wonder why Gizmodo didn’t mention that fact in the article.

[Avalon Memories]

Typical California mess. I lived there 40 years, love the state as a place, but hate the politics with a passion.

[Hot Tabasco]

So what is the Sac Bee doing with 19 million voting records anyway?

[beef]

According to the article, they were warned about this and did nothing. I think it was intentional.

[Billthedrill]

Kromtech reached out immediately to multiple employees in the Bee’s IT department but received no response.

They took their firewall down for "routine maintenance" - why? - and never checked to see that it was back up? For how long?

I have long felt that like doctors and lawyers, IT staff should be subject to malpractice standards. Or floggings. Or both.

[BobL]

Were any of the records of legal voters?

[Ann Archy]

It was MEANT to be hacked!!! That;s why they put it all out there!

[SparkyBass]

taking down a firewall to run “routine maintenance”?
does NOT pass the smell test.

[ckilmer]

they could easily cross check the voting records with citizen ship records to find out how many illegals were voting.

[gspurlock]

Actually, voter records are a matter of public record and available to the public from the Election office for a modest fee. The requirements may vary somewhat from state to state, but it’s generally available. It does not contain social security numbers or other confidential data.

[KC_Lion]

Because of course they did.

Good Grief, these are the people who want to be in charge of your healthcare.