All 66 Colorado Democrats Urge Polis to Reject Clemency for Tina Peters

Overview

• Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk, is serving a nine-year state sentence after 2024 convictions tied to an election-system breach and related offenses.
• Democratic lawmakers told the governor that reducing her sentence would embolden election-conspiracy activists and erode confidence in election security.
• Polis has cited disparities with the probation sentence for former state senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis and extended the clemency application deadline to April 3.
• The Colorado Court of Appeals is reviewing how the sentence was determined after a skeptical January hearing, with a decision anticipated in the coming weeks.
• President Donald Trump has demanded Peters’ release and issued a symbolic pardon last year that carries no legal effect on state convictions.