Colorado Democrats censure Jared Polis, condemning his release of Tina Peters
Nearly 90% of the state party central committee backed the rebuke after Polis cut Tina Peters’ nine-year sentence in half.
- On Wednesday, the Colorado Democratic Party central committee voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis and revoke his guest-of-honor privileges, rebuking his decision to grant clemency to former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters.
- Polis halved Peters's nine-year prison sentence, citing potential free speech violations in her original punishment, though he denied yielding to pressure from President Donald Trump to release the election denier.
- More than 700 people signed a formal complaint against the governor, while Peters's lawyer, Peter Ticktin, stated she was not showing contrition regarding her convictions.
- Nearly 90% of the committee supported the censure, with members arguing the intervention in the judicial process violated party commitments to election integrity and public accountability.
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Colorado Democrats formally censure Gov Polis over Tina Peters commutation
Colorado Democrats formally censured Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday after he commuted the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a prominent election denier convicted in a voting system breach case.The Colorado Democratic Party State Central Committee voted Wednesday to censure Polis, a fellow Democrat, after he issued a controversial commutation for Peters, who was convicted in connection with a 2021 voting equipment breach cas…
Colorado Democrats censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting election denier’s sentence
Colorado Democrats voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting the prison sentence of Tina Peters, an election denier who had been serving nine years in state prison for tampering with voting systems.
Colorado Democrats vote to censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters commutation
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, seen here in his office earlier this year, was formally censured by his own party. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted on multiple felony counts for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. More than 200 members of the Colorado De…
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