Tina Peters, the imprisoned Republican former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, could soon be granted clemency by Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
ABC Newsreported Thursday comments by Peters’ attorney Peter Ticktin who said, “I’m expecting her to get the commutation today or tomorrow,” adding, “I don’t think it’s going to even go into next week.”
Peterswas convictedof seven charges in October 2024 stemming from her time working as Mesa County clerk during the 2020 election.
They included conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, attempting to influence a public servant, and first-degree official misconduct.
Her indictment came in 2022, stating she and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley knowingly allowed an individual claiming to be an IT consultant to have access to voting machines.
The IT “consultant” was actually a conservative political operative affiliated with Mike Lindell, the founder of the MyPillow company and a well-known supporter of President Donald Trump.
At her sentencing, asThe Associated Pressreported, Peters maintained that her actions were driven only by a desire to protect voter integrity.
“I’ve never done anything with malice to break the law. I’ve only wanted to serve the people of Mesa County,” she said, according to the AP.
Peters, now 70, was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Formany observers, the length of that sentence — raising the potential that Peters could die behind bars — was proof that it was her politics more than her actions that were important.
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