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Valgembedsmænd siger, at det lager, der blev brugt til at opbevare afstemningsmaskiner, blev indbrudt tidligere på denne uge. Tjenestemænd siger, at der er ringe eller ingen risiko for, at den stjålne computer og drev vil føre til vælgerbedrageri eller manipulation.

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Et firma, der leverer afstemningsmaskiner til Philadelphia, blev brudt ind, og en medarbejders bærbare computer og datafyldte USB-drev blev stjålet, da 6ABC er Philly rapporterer:

Laptop, USB drives stolen from Pennsylvania election warehouse
The burglary happened Tuesday night at a warehouse on the 3500 block of Scotts Lane in the city's East Falls section.

However, officials are saying there is little to no risk that the stolen computer and drives will lead to voter fraud or manipulation in the all-important swing state of Pa.

Officials tell 6ABC the stolen laptop did not have any election materials on it and isn't capable of programming election machines. Moreover, the stolen USB drives are encrypted and contain multiple levels of security to protect the sensitive data they contain, officials say.

Nick Custodio, the deputy commissioner for Chairwoman Lisa Deeley, who oversees elections in the city, said in statement that the laptop has security features to prevent unauthorized access and the user account has been disabled.

The employee's corporate network user account was changed and the device address was blocked and passwords were changed, officials added.