Overview
- Tina Peters, whose sentence was cut Friday, will be paroled June 1 after Gov. Jared Polis reduced her punishment from 8 years 3 months to 4 years 4.5 months.
- Peters was convicted in 2024 for letting a Mike Lindell associate access Mesa County voting equipment using another person’s badge, which led to leaked passwords and data online and nearly $1 million in replacement costs, officials said.
- The Colorado Court of Appeals in April upheld her convictions yet ordered a new sentence because the trial judge factored in her public statements about election fraud.
- Polis said Peters accepted responsibility and that her convictions remain, while Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser denounced the decision and President Donald Trump posted “FREE TINA!”
- Peters was one of 44 clemency actions announced Friday, including 35 pardons and 9 commutations, a move likely to intensify fights over election security, accountability, and the governor’s clemency power.