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Colorado Governor Commutes Sentence of Former Clerk Tina Peters, Sparking Bipartisan Backlash

‘I made mistakes, and for those I am sorry,’ Peters says of her conviction on charges of orchestrating a 2021 security breach of her county’s election system.

The former Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, smiles at supporters  during her sentencing at Grand Junction, Colorado, on October 3, 2024.
The former Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, smiles at supporters during her sentencing at Grand Junction, Colorado, on October 3, 2024. Larry Robinson/Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP