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Polis commutes Tina Peters’ sentence in Mesa County voting‑machine case

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ prison term for voting‑machine access violations from nine years to four years and about four months, with parole possible June 1; the conviction remains. Polis cited an appellate ruling that gave too much weight to Peters’ beliefs about election fraud and said the sentence was unusually harsh for a first‑time nonviolent offender, while Peters apologized and Trump praised the decision.