Trending Now - Colorado Elections Clerk to Be Released Early From Prison

WHO:

ABC News - Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist.

AP News - Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat; President Donald Trump; Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat.

WHAT:

ABC News - Tina Peters is set to be released from prison.

AP News - Peters is scheduled to be released after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system.

AP News - Peters was convicted in 2024 of attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, violation of duty, and other crimes.

WHERE:

AP News - The events took place in Mesa County, Colorado, a Republican stronghold.

WHEN:

AP News - Peters is scheduled to be released from prison on Monday.

AP News - Peters' sentence was commuted on May 15.

WHY:

AP News - Gov. Polis commuted Peters’ sentence following pressure from President Trump.

AP News - Polis stated that although Peters was convicted of serious crimes, the sentence was “extremely unusual and lengthy” for a first-time non-violent offender.

HOW:

AP News - Peters was charged after sneaking in an outside computer expert affiliated with My Pillow Chief Executive Mike Lindell to copy the county’s Dominion Voting Systems computer server.

AP News - Video and photos of the computer system upgrade, including passwords, were posted online, which fueled false claims about election manipulation.

(UPDATED June 1, 2026 15:00 UTC)

Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist, is set to be released from prison on Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system. Peters was convicted in 2024 of serious crimes, including attempting to influence a public servant and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, but her sentence was commuted by Governor Jared Polis following pressure from President Trump, who argued that the punishment was excessively harsh for a first-time non-violent offender. The charges stemmed from Peters sneaking in an outside computer expert to copy the county’s Dominion Voting Systems computer server, with video and photos of the incident fueling false claims about election manipulation.