Colorado election clerk Tina Peters released from prison (opens in new tab)

Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted in connection with a 2021 breach of her county’s election system, was released from Colorado state prison Monday after Gov. Jared Polis commuted her nearly nine-year sentence; the Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed she was processed for release on June 1. Peters, 70, served less than a quarter of the sentence after a 2024 jury convicted her on charges including attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal...