Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was censured by the Colorado Democratic Party after he commuted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ prison sentence. Peters had been sentenced to nine years in prison in 2024 for nine charges tied to voting machine tampering and a plot to overturn Colorado’s 2020 election results. Polis reduced Peters’ sentence and made her eligible for parole on June 1. After the commutation, the party voted to censure Polis, which bans him from speaking or participating in events sponsored by the state party. Polis defended the commutation, while a photo of him with tape over his mouth during a private party call led to online mockery and criticism.
"Polis reduced her sentence and made her eligible for parole on June 1 of this year. So last week, the Colorado Democratic Party voted to censure Polis. The move bans him from speaking or participating in events sponsored by the state party."
"Earlier this month, Polis commuted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' prison sentence. Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2024 after she was convicted on nine charges connected to voting machine tampering, part of a plot to overturn the state's 2020 election results and take electoral votes away from Joe Biden, who won Colorado that year."
"Polis, though, stands by the commutation, saying that it "will be remembered fondly." Meanwhile, he appears to harbor some hard feelings toward the state party because he showed up to a video call with tape over his mouth."
""Gov. Jared Polis, fresh off being censured by the Colorado Democratic Party for letting Tina Peters out of prison early, showed up today to a private, internal party call like this," Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Aaron Paul posted to social media, along with a picture of Polis with the tape."
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