County Clerks From Both Parties Feel Abandoned by Polis for Letting Felon Peters Out of Jail Early

Gov. Polis defends Tina Peters commutation on free speech grounds following censure; Polis says he’s still ‘proud to be a Democrat’ after his party rebuked him Wednesday

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a day after the Colorado Democratic Party voted to censure him over the decision.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis rejects tribalism by granting Tina Peters clemency (Letters)

Was the Colorado governor naive in reducing sentence for former Mesa County clerk or was he exercising principled leadership?

County clerks from both parties feel abandoned by Polis for letting felon Peters out of jail early

Gov. Jared Polis, a Vail homeowner, thinks his decision to commute the prison sentence of 2020 election denier, convicted felon and former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters will someday be viewed in the same light as former Beaver Creek resident and President Gerald Ford’s pardon of President Richard Nixon: An act of national “reconciliation and healing.” For many Democrats and some Republicans in Colorado, that day will never arrive. W…

Colorado Democrats Censure Jared Polis After He Frees Convicted Election Denier Under Trump Pressure

The Colorado Democratic Party formally censured Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday after he commuted the prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted on multiple felony counts for orchestrating a breach of her office’s election systems. The censure resolution passed by 89.8% of the party’s State Central Committee, one of the most emphatic internal rebukes of a sitting Democratic governor in recent memory. Peters was sentenced t…

Tina Peters accuses Colorado Democrats of election cover-up while defending Gov. Polis for commutation

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters spoke out for the first time since her commutation, accusing Colorado Democrats of an election cover-up while defending Gov. Polis for reducing her sentence.

Peters fallout: Bennet wouldn't appoint Polis to Senate as guv; Vance says Peters eligible for fund

The ripple effects of Gov. Jared Polis’ decision to commute the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters continue to be felt.