Tina Peters, former Mesa County Clerk, was convicted in 2024 on nine charges, including four felonies, tied to illegal access to voting machines during efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. She received a nine-year prison sentence. Polis commuted the sentence, stating that nine years was too much for the crimes committed, and Peters will become eligible for parole on June 1. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet criticized the decision as disqualifying and said he would not appoint Polis to the empty Senate seat if Bennet wins the Colorado governor race. Peters had become a far-right cause célèbre, with claims of presidential involvement despite her state-court conviction.
"Polis commuted her sentence this week, arguing that nine years was too much for the crimes she committed. She will now be eligible for parole on June 1. While some on the left - including the progressive publication Mother Jones"
""I think this will be remembered fondly," Polis said of his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was found guilty of tampering with voting machines in the 2020 election. "The nation needs to have a reconciliation and healing.""
"U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) calling it "disqualifying." Bennet is currently running for governor of Colorado and said that, if he wins, he will definitely not appoint Polis to what would be the empty Senate seat. "I view the decision that he made with respect to Tina Peters as disqualifying," Bennet said."
"Peters was found guilty in 2024 of nine charges, including four felonies, connected to giving people illegal access to voting machines in order to make copies of those machines' hard drives. She was sentenced to nine years in prison. Peters herself became a cause célèbre for the far-right, with the current president even claiming that he pardoned her despite the fact that she was convicted in state court and was not subject to his jurisdiction."
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