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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday strongly indicated he is considering clemency for Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of a security breach at her election office.

As the 2026 election cycle begins, an unusually large number of Colorado lawmakers — many appointed through the vacancy process — are facing primary challenges that reflect deepening divisions within both major parties.

Lawyers for former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters will try to convince a state appeals court to overturn her conviction.

Former election clerk Tina Peters’ prison sentence has long been a rallying cry for President Donald Trump and other 2020 election deniers. Her lawyers headed back to court to appeal her conviction as Colorado’s Democratic governor has signaled a new openness to letting her out of prison early.

A Colorado appeals panel seemed skeptical that a judge could use former county clerk Tina Peters' insistence on spreading election conspiracy theories as part of the reason to sentence her to nine years in prison for orchestrating a data breach of election equipment.

The Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and the Colorado County Clerk Association have sent a joint letter to Governor Jared