Innovation and Cybersecurity
Colorado being selected for awards, again and again, proves that voters can have confidence in the process.
-Wayne Williams
Under the leadership of Secretary of State Wayne Williams, Colorado has become a national model for excellence for its role in innovation and cybersecurity. During Wayne’s tenure, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office has won the following awards:
- 2015 IDEAS Award – National Association of Secretaries of State
- 2015 CIO 100 Award – CIO Magazine
- 2015 Merit Award – International Association of Commercial Administrators
- 2016 Merit Award – International Association of Commercial Administrators
- 2018 Public Service Award – Election Verification Network
- 2018 Public Sector Innovation Winner – Government Innovation Awards
- 2018 Government-to-Government Experience Award - Center for Digital Government
- 2018 Nonprofit Impact Award - Colorado Nonprofit Association
How Colorado became the safest state to cast a vote
As local officials across the country scramble to hack-proof their voting systems ahead of the midterm elections, there’s one state that is paving the way as a leader in election security.
Colorado has done virtually everything election experts recommend states do to stave off a repeat of 2016, when Russian hackers targeted 21 states as part of the Russian government’s massive election interference campaign.
Colorado has done virtually everything election experts recommend states do to stave off a repeat of 2016, when Russian hackers targeted 21 states as part of the Russian government’s massive election interference campaign.
The state records every vote on a paper ballot. It conducts rigorous post-election audits favored by voting researchers. Nearly every county is equipped with up-to-date voting machines. Election officials take part in security trainings and IT workers test computer networks for weaknesses.