Overview
- Gov. Jared Polis told CBS Colorado he is reviewing Tina Peters’ punishment and considering a possible commutation, but prosecutors say he has made no decision.
- Peters, 70, was convicted in 2024 for enabling unauthorized access to Mesa County voting systems and is serving roughly nine years at the La Vista facility in Pueblo.
- President Donald Trump’s pardon has no legal effect on state convictions, though he continues to pressure for Peters’ release and has clashed with Colorado leaders.
- Colorado prison officials rejected a Federal Bureau of Prisons request to transfer Peters to federal custody, maintaining her confinement under state authority.
- Top state officials and county clerks oppose leniency, while Peters’ lawyer has sought clemency, and Department of Corrections rules could move up her December 2028 parole eligibility through earned time and community corrections.