Brickbat: Nosing Around

Documents released by Kentucky's State Board of Elections shows two staffers in the secretary of state's office used their access to voter registration data to look up information on members of agencies investigating the secretary of state's office as well as others. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission and the Personnel Cabinet are investigating the secretary of state's office for a number of concerns, including whether staffers accessed databases to find the political affiliation of employees and people who had applied for jobs with the department. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan says all searches were done for legitimate purposes.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan says all searches were done for legitimate purposes.

Well, when the secretary of state does it, that means it's not illegal.

[Inigo Montoya]

How about if the Secretary spreads a false story about a YouTube video sparking a protest and it ends up getting a governor of a different state deposed and murdered, and that state then descends into chaos where warlords rule and actual slavery is reintroduced?

Naaahh, it’s government, so it’s all right.

[Still Curmudgeoned (Nunya)]

At this point what difference does it make?

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[Inigo Montoya]

So they accessed data inappropriately about the people in the agencies investigating them for accessing data about people inappropriately?

That sounds like someone with a problem that’s out of control. It may be a cry for help.

[Unicorn Abattoir]

Ethics problems in the Board of Elections? No wonder the Libertarian party didn't sweep Kentucky in the last election.

[Earth Skeptic]

WHHHAAAT??? People in power can't use their power to keep other people out of power?

[Brandybuck]

When I received the complete registration database for my county, as part of a campaign, one of the first things I did after extracting a precinct walking list, was to look up how all my friends and relatives were registered. Then I looked up how famous people were registered. Gosh.

[AustinRoth]

Another "Name That Party!"

As it didn't have "Republican" in the headline and first sentence for maximum effect, I know it was a Democrat.

[crufus]

I thought voter registration data was public information in most states.

Were they accessing non-public information?

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