Colorado governor likely to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters, lawyer says
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Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of attempting to influence a public servant and other charges related to unauthorized access of voting equipment in 2020, may receive clemency from Governor Jared Polis. Peters, who allowed an unauthorized person to access voting equipment, leading to sensitive information being leaked and used by election deniers, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Her lawyer anticipates Polis commuting her sentence, potentially releasing the only person currently incarcerated for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Donald Trump has advocated for Peters' pardon, though a previous federal pardon was irrelevant to her state crimes. Polis has signaled he is considering clemency, drawing comparisons to a similar case where the individual received probation instead of prison time.
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