Colorado Governor Commutes Sentence of Tina Peters, Former County Elections Clerk

Peters, who alleged fraud in the 2020 election, was convicted of lying to state officials. Trump said he pardoned Peters, but that power lies with Gov. Polis.

Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position in Hudson, Colo., on Feb. 25, 2023. David Zalubowski/AP Photo

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis granted clemency on May 15 to former county elections clerk Tina Peters, who had been convicted of lying to Colorado state officials about a tech specialist she brought in to observe changes to election software.

The commutation of her sentence by the Democratic governor came after the Colorado Court of Appeals left Peters’s conviction intact but ordered her re-sentenced.