"Peters was the county clerk in western Colorado's Mesa county in 2020 and allowed an unauthorized person to use a security badge and access her county's voting equipment. Passwords and other sensitive information related to the county's election equipment later became public and was used by election deniers to try and question the 2020 election results."
"In 2024, a jury found Peters guilty of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty, and failure to comply with the secretary of state. She was sentenced to nine years in prison."
"Peters's case has been a cause celebre among Trump and supporters because she remains the only person incarcerated for attempting to overturn the 2020 election after Trump issued sweeping pardons to those involved in January 6 and aides who assisted with the false elector scheme."
Tina Peters, a Mesa County clerk, allowed unauthorized access to voting equipment in 2020, resulting in the public release of sensitive election information used by election deniers. A jury convicted her of attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, official misconduct, and failure to comply with state requirements, sentencing her to nine years in prison. Peters remains the only person incarcerated for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Her attorney predicts Governor Polis will commute her sentence, noting a Colorado appeals court appeared skeptical of the sentence's severity. Donald Trump has repeatedly urged Polis to pardon Peters and previously issued a federal pardon that had no effect on her state convictions.
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