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Her case has become a rallying cry for Republicans who continue to falsely insist that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks to a supporter at a rally outside Mountain Toad Brewing on October 26, 2022 in Golden, Colorado. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
Colorado Democrats censured Gov. Jared Polis late Wednesday for his decision to grant clemency to Tina Peters, a former county clerk who is serving a prison sentence after being convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting machines in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
The two-term governor’s decision, which he made last week, “materially harmed the Colorado Democratic Party’s institutional credibility and efforts to defend democratic institutions and election integrity,” the party said in a statement.
