{"id":10578,"date":"2026-05-21T15:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10578"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:11:13","slug":"colorado-dems-censure-gov-jared-polis-for-commuting-tina-peters-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10578","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Dems censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting Tina Peters sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Colorado Democrats formally censured one of their own Wednesday, rebuking Gov. Jared Polis for commuting the nearly\u00a0nine-year prison\u00a0sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.<\/p>\n<p>Polis had concluded that Peters \u201cwas given an unusually harsh sentence\u201d for granting unauthorized access to election machines to allow copies to be made of Dominion Voting Systems\u2019 election computer server.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Colorado Democratic Party\u2019s State Central Committee voted overwhelmingly to censure Polis during a virtual meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot tolerate a governor who treats a law-breaking county clerk and recorder in this way,\u201d complained committee member Andrew Brandt, per Colorado Public Radio. \u201cI\u2019ve been working as an election ballot judge, and our jobs are difficult enough without this move.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Colorado Gov. Jared Polis argued that Tina Peters\u2019 sentencing was too harsh. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tina Peters was just about two years into her nearly nine-year sentence. <span class=\"credit\">Larry Robinson\/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd as a cybersecurity professional, what Ms. Peters did was not only criminal, but nonsensical, and we cannot as a party or state allow this commutation to go unheeded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Polis rejected those criticisms and insisted he \u201cmade this decision based on the facts of the case and what he believed was the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes the right thing isn\u2019t the popular thing with everybody. Democracy is strongest when disagreement is met with debate and dialogue, not censorship,\u201d the rep told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump had repeatedly called for Peters to be released, and used her imprisonment as part of the rationale for vetoing bipartisan legislation to help rural communities in Colorado pay for a water pipeline expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also issued a symbolic \u201cpardon\u201d of Peters that had no legal effect since she was convicted on state charges.<\/p>\n<p>Peters got in hot water after she allowed a \u201ctech expert\u201d linked to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to make a copy of Mesa County\u2019s Dominion Voting Systems in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Passwords, photos, and videos of a system upgrade that had been going on during the time she allowed that individual access were later posted online.<\/p>\n<p>Peters was convicted in 2024 of official misconduct, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, violation of duty, and failure to comply with secretary of state requirements.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tina Peters had helped MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell\u2019s allies gather intel on the 2020 election. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The judge presiding over the case expressed concerns that Peters \u201cwould do it all over again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Due to Polis\u2019 commutation order, Peters will be eligible for parole June 1. Previously, she would have had to wait until 2028 for eligibility, with mandatory release set for 2033.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a small policy disagreement at all whatsoever,\u201d committee member Zane Schichtel fumed to The Colorado Sun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is a direct rebuke of the principles of accountability and election integrity that uphold our democracy, and as such, we need to treat it for the serious matter that it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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