The Colorado County Clerks Association (CCCA) held a press conference this morning urging Gov. Jared Polis not to transfer former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to federal custody. Peters
President says Tina Peters, 70, is ‘dying & old’ – but he currently lacks the authority to free her from prison
Months after federal officials demanded voter data, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and several peers are trying to determine what exactly the Trump administration is doing.
The Trump administration is seeking a transfer from state prison to federal custody of a former Colorado county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists.
A collection of county clerks have joined together to publicly call out Gov. Jared Polis for his lack of decisive action regarding Peters' fate in the Colorado Department of Corrections.
This week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons made a formal request, asking Colorado’s Department of Corrections to transfer Peters into federal custody according to Attorney General Phil Weiser and District Attorney Daniel Rubenstein. Those two leaders describe the request as a step the Trump Administration could be taking to possibly pardon Peters.
Colorado voters in cities and towns large and small turned out on Election Day to determine their own very local issues.