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But Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been hinting at the decision for months. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/89055\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-4.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\"><figcaption> SEDALIA, CO – JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters (C) follows election results with supporters during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"24.482646772624\"><body readability=\"50.205988023952\"><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County election clerk who was sentenced last year to serve nine years in state prison for carrying out one of the most serious election-related data breaches in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>Peters was arrested in 2021, accused of abusing her position as clerk to break into Mesa County election facilities under false pretenses, steal election and voting machine data and share them with allies of President Donald Trump in a quixotic quest to prove he won the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Peters has served less than a year and a half of a nine-year prison sentence <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-prison-sentence-voting-breach-mesa-county-elections\/\">handed down last year<\/a> by a judge after she was convicted of using another Mesa County resident\u2019s identity to enter county election facilities, where she stole voting data from the 2020 election and shared it with Trump allies online.<\/p>\n<p>Peters hoped the data would show that Trump actually won the state in 2020. It did not. Election and cybersecurity experts have said Peters\u2019 actions were a serious breach of election data, while Mesa County officials say it has cost them millions of dollars to deal with the legal fallout while Peters ran for higher office in 2022. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In handing down her nine-year prison sentence, Judge Matthew Barrett called Peters a \u201ccharlatan\u201d and deserved a longer punishment because \u201cI\u2019m convinced you\u2019d do it all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But for months, Colorado\u2019s Democratic Governor Jared Polis has hinted at pardoning or commuting her sentence, claiming that it was overly harsh for her crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-mesa-county-election-fraud-trump-release\/\">pressure<\/a> state officials to pardon or commute Peters\u2019 sentence. Because Peters was convicted of state crimes, she could be freed by a federal pardon alone, though Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant\/\">tried that<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Polis has claimed that he would only grant clemency to Peters if she showed remorse for her crimes. However, Peters\u2019 own community and neighbors in Mesa County testified at her sentencing hearing last year that she has been largely unrepentant even after she was arrested and charged.<\/p>\n<p>A review of dozens of Polis pardons and commutations as Colorado Governor by Denver news affiliate KUSA shows that Polis has never previously pardoned or commuted the sentence of a prisoner who did not openly express remorse for their crimes. Polis claimed in an interview with the outlet that Peters expressed regret.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Polis\u2019 office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.4176776429809\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. Johnson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Derek B. Johnson<\/h4>\n<p> Derek B. 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Peters, one of many election deniers Trump has sought to shield from legal consequences, is serving a nine-year state prison sentence that can\u2019t be nullified by a presidential pardon. (Photo by Marc Piscotty\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"3.1970260223048\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-moves-to-pardon-colorado-election-clerk-tina-peters-even-though-he-cant\/\"> Trump moves to pardon Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, even though he can\u2019t <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Peters, one of many election deniers Trump has sought to shield from legal consequences, is serving a nine-year state prison sentence that can\u2019t be nullified by a\u2026 <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-mesa-county-election-fraud-trump-release\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-2.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg 6960w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-5.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> SEDALIA, CO \u2013 JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters, one of many election deniers Trump has sought to shield from legal consequences, is serving a nine-year state prison sentence that can\u2019t be nullified by a presidential pardon. (Photo by Marc Piscotty\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-mesa-county-election-fraud-trump-release\/\"> Trump calls on Colorado to release election-denying clerk from jail <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-prison-sentence-voting-breach-mesa-county-elections\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-3.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg 6960w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/colorado-governor-commutes-prison-sentence-for-election-denier-tina-peters-6.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> SEDALIA, CO \u2013 JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tina-peters-prison-sentence-voting-breach-mesa-county-elections\/\"> Former Mesa County clerk sentenced to 9 years for 2020 voting system breach <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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