SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio accidentally uploaded personal information of 10 candidates in the May 3 election online, according to a city spokesperson.
On the first day of election filing, background documents containing personal information from the candidates were made available online, city spokesperson Luke Simons said in a statement.
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The information was accessible for about five hours but was immediately taken down once staff was made aware of the error, according to Simons.
The 10 affected candidates were notified of the error and “mitigating measures are being taken,” the statement said.
“We believe very few individuals accessed the data,” Simons stated. “The City deeply regrets this incident and is taking steps to help prevent any future incidents of this nature.”
Mau Sanchez, a candidate for mayor, posted Ring camera footage to Instagram of a person who showed up to his door after the city posted his address and other unredacted information online.
“We received a sick visit from this gentleman. Unsettling. Luckily we live in Texas and the opposite side of that door isn’t one that anyone would want to force themselves through,” Sanchez said in the post.
It is unclear which other candidates were affected.
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