Colorados demokrater ger officiell tillrättavisning åt guvernör Jared Polis för benådning av Tina Peters

Colorados demokratiska parti gav sent under onsdagen en officiell tillrättavisning åt guvernör Jared Polis för att han förkortat fängelsestraffet för den tidigare tjänstemannen i Mesa County, Tina Peters, som dömts för brott relaterade till obehörig åtkomst till röstningsutrustning.

Colorados demokrater uppgav att guvernörens beslut ”väsentligt skadat det demokratiska partiets institutionella trovärdighet och ansträngningar att försvara demokratiska institutioner och valintegritet.” Peters dömdes 2024 för statliga anklagelser, däribland medhjälp till intrång i valutrustning efter att ha gett en medarbetare till Mike Lindell åtkomst till Mesa Countys röstningssystem. Delstaten spenderade nästan en miljon dollar på att ersätta den komprometterade utrustningen. Denna tillrättavisning följer ett beslut i Colorados appellationsdomstol i april 2026, som upphävde Peters ursprungliga nioåriga fängelsestraff med hänvisning till det första tillägget i konstitutionen, samtidigt som de fastställde hennes domar och beordrade en ny straffutnämning.

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