Election Cybersecurity. 1st State to Ban Bar Codes.

Where: Colorado

What: Colorado is the 1st state to ban bar codes (QR Codes) from paper ballots

How are QR Codes/bar Codes used on paper ballots? The bar codes/QR codes are a means to count paper ballots

What did the Colorado Secretary of State say? Voters had no way to verify the bar code or QR code and as such the codes did nothing to secure elections or instill voter confidence

Fox 31 | Colorado becomes first state to ban barcodes for counting votes over security concerns