Colorado Democrats voted Wednesday to censure Gov. Jared Polis, a fellow Democrat, for commuting the prison sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters, who had been serving nine years in state prison after being convicted of tampering with voting systems.
Peters was convicted in 2024 of four felony and three misdemeanor charges related to a breach of voting systems after she used another person’s security badge to grant access to someone associated Trump-supporting election deniers.
NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters.
Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events.
90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) May 21, 2026
From NBC News:
“Reducing her sentence now, under pressure from Donald Trump, is not justice,” the Colorado Democratic Party said in a statement. “It sends a message to future bad actors that election tampering has consequences, unless you’re friends with the president. That’s a dangerous and disappointing precedent to set.”
Last Friday, Polis reduced former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ nine-year sentence, saying her term was disproportionate to the crime. Peters will be eligible for parole June 1.
Along with the censure, Polis will not be able to participate as an honored guest, speaker or officially recognized representative of the Colorado Democratic Party at party-sponsored functions, the party’s statement said.
Colorado Democrats censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting election denier’s sentence https://t.co/oE0YoKqAWJ pic.twitter.com/4kkcCkavUm
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 21, 2026
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