Colo. secretary of state hopeful barred from election role
2 years, 7 months ago

Colo. secretary of state hopeful barred from election role

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Colorado judge has barred a Republican running for secretary of state from overseeing this year’s election in her home county due to her role in breaking into election equipment and subsequent indictment. Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was already prohibited by a judge from managing last year’s local elections in her western Colorado county. The secretary of state’s office asked the same Mesa County judge, Valerie J. Robison, to block Peters from administering the midterm elections. Data from Mesa County’s voting machines appeared on election conspiracy websites last summer shortly after Peters appeared at a symposium about the election organized by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.

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County clerk Tina Peters who pushed Trump’s lies sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars for election data scheme
2 months, 3 weeks ago

County clerk Tina Peters who pushed Trump’s lies sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars for election data scheme

The Independent  

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Ex County Clerk Tina Peters Sentenced To Prison For Voting Data Scheme
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex County Clerk Tina Peters Sentenced To Prison For Voting Data Scheme

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A judge ripped into a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. District Judge Matthew Barrett told former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters — after earlier sparring with …

Ex-Colorado county clerk sentenced to 9 years for voting system data breach scheme
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Colorado county clerk sentenced to 9 years for voting system data breach scheme

LA Times  

Tina Peters, former Mesa County, Colo., clerk, listens during her trial last year in Grand Junction. A judge ripped into a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. District Judge …

Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach
4 months, 1 week ago

Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach

Associated Press  

DENVER — Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official to be charged with a security breach after the 2020 election as unfounded conspiracy theories swirled, was found guilty by a jury on most charges Monday. Peters, a one-time hero to election deniers, was accused of using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My …

Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach
4 months, 1 week ago

Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach

LA Times  

Tina Peters, former clerk in Mesa County, Colo., appears in court in Grand Junction last year. Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election deniers, was found guilty by a jury on most charges in a breach of her county’s election computer system. Peters was accused of using someone else’s security badge to give a person affiliated with MyPillow …

Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says

Associated Press  

DENVER — Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a breach of election security equipment, was trying to prevent voting information from being erased, her lawyer said at the start of her trial Wednesday. Under the laws in place in 2021, when Peters allowed a man who prosecutors say was …

Election-denying former Colorado clerk avoids jail
1 year, 8 months ago

Election-denying former Colorado clerk avoids jail

Associated Press  

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A former Colorado county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system avoided jail time for a misdemeanor obstruction conviction in another case on Monday. County Judge Bruce Raaum sentenced Tina Peters to 120 hours of community service and four months of home detention with an ankle monitor for trying to prevent authorities from taking an …

Election-denying former Colorado clerk guilty of obstruction
1 year, 9 months ago

Election-denying former Colorado clerk guilty of obstruction

Associated Press  

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A former Colorado clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists was convicted Friday of a misdemeanor obstruction charge for trying to prevent authorities from taking an iPad she allegedly used to videotape a court hearing. Peters escalated in her behavior so we removed her to calm things down.” Peters, who is running to …

Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP posts
1 year, 9 months ago

Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP posts

Associated Press  

PARKER, Colo — In a basement event space in the Denver suburb of Parker, Tina Peters surveyed a crowd of Colorado Republicans last week and made an unusual pitch for why she should become chair of their beleaguered party: “There’s no way a jury of 12 people is going to put me in prison.” Peters was referring to her upcoming …

Former deputy to election conspiracist Tina Peters pleads guilty — and agrees to testify for prosecution
2 years ago

Former deputy to election conspiracist Tina Peters pleads guilty — and agrees to testify for prosecution

Raw Story  

A former deputy to indicted Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony and misdemeanor charge and agreed to testify against Peters in her upcoming election security trial. Sandra Brown, the county’s former elections manager, pleaded guilty to the felony count of attempting to influence a public servant and the misdemeanor count of official misconduct. …

Democrat Griswold reelected as Colorado secretary of state
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat Griswold reelected as Colorado secretary of state

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state Jena Griswold has won a second term, defeating Republican Pam Anderson, a former county clerk, to remain the state’s top elections official. Anderson, the former head of the state’s clerks association, stood apart from some Republicans seeking top elections offices in other states who baselessly claimed the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. Last …

Colorado county to send out mislabeled election ballots
2 years, 2 months ago

Colorado county to send out mislabeled election ballots

Associated Press  

DENVER — Nearly 110,000 voters in a southern Colorado county will be receiving general election ballots that were mistakenly labeled as primary election ballots, a blunder that has led the state’s secretary of state to appoint a supervisor to oversee November’s vote in a county that also had issues with ballots in its primary election. Griswold, a Democrat running for …

Colorado clerk pleads not guilty in election system breach
2 years, 3 months ago

Colorado clerk pleads not guilty in election system breach

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Colorado county clerk accused of allowing an unauthorized person to break into her county’s election system in search of proof of the conspiracy theories spun by former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case on Wednesday. Last month, Peters’ former chief deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors in connection with …

Deputy elections clerk in Colorado to testify against boss
2 years, 3 months ago

Deputy elections clerk in Colorado to testify against boss

Associated Press  

DENVER — A woman has struck a plea deal to testify against her boss, a Colorado clerk who became a hero to election conspiracy theorists after she was charged with breaking into her county’s voting system. Belinda Knisley, who has long been on administrative leave from her role as chief deputy to Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, appeared in district …

Election skeptics rise in GOP races to run state elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Election skeptics rise in GOP races to run state elections

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Trump-endorsed state lawmaker who won the GOP nomination for Arizona secretary of state is the latest candidate to advance to the November ballot for a post overseeing state elections while denying the results of the last one. He has embraced former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and has promised to upend …

Arrest sought of Colorado clerk in voting tampering case
2 years, 5 months ago

Arrest sought of Colorado clerk in voting tampering case

Associated Press  

DENVER — An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for an indicted Colorado clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists after she allegedly traveled out of state despite a court order not to do so, according to court documents. But a lawyer for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters asked the judge to cancel the warrant because he said …

Colorado GOP voters reject indicted clerk for election post
2 years, 5 months ago

Colorado GOP voters reject indicted clerk for election post

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado Republicans on Tuesday chose a former local official who pledged to keep politics out of running elections as their nominee for secretary of state over an indicted county clerk who gained national prominence by promoting conspiracy theories about voting machines. In spurning Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, Republican primary voters appeared to reject the conspiracy theories and …

Colorado clerk charged with 10 voting crimes: Lauren Boebert “encouraged me” to breach voting system
2 years, 5 months ago

Colorado clerk charged with 10 voting crimes: Lauren Boebert “encouraged me” to breach voting system

Salon  

A Colorado election clerk who was indicted on 10 criminal counts has said that Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., "encouraged" her to commit the alleged crimes. In a report on Sunday, The New York Times recounted the "strange tale" of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has fueled right-wing conspiracy theories claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen. "Ms. Peters was …

Colorado elections race tests GOP embrace of conspiracies
2 years, 7 months ago

Colorado elections race tests GOP embrace of conspiracies

Associated Press  

LITTLETON, Colo. — A handful of curious voters mingled on a suburban Denver brewpub’s patio one recent evening as Pam Anderson told them she could restore professionalism to the office of Colorado secretary of state. Anderson was taking a swipe at her better-known primary rival, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has become the prime example of the GOP’s new …

Colorado elections clerk indicted in voting system breach
2 years, 9 months ago

Colorado elections clerk indicted in voting system breach

Associated Press  

DENVER — A grand jury in Colorado has indicted a county election clerk who sowed doubt about the 2020 presidential election, alleging she was part of a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology that is used across the country, according to the indictment made public Wednesday. The indictment, filed in Mesa County District Court, alleges that Peters and Knisley …

Colorado clerk ordered to court for allegedly lying to judge
2 years, 9 months ago

Colorado clerk ordered to court for allegedly lying to judge

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation by federal and state authorities for an alleged security breach of voting machines has been ordered to appear in court to respond to allegations that she lied about recording a court hearing. A judge issued an order Wednesday telling Tina Peters, the clerk and recorder for western Colorado’s Mesa County, to …

Attacks from within seen as a growing threat to elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Attacks from within seen as a growing threat to elections

Associated Press  

Election officials preparing for this year’s midterms have yet another security concern to add to an already long list that includes death threats, disinformation, ransomware and cyberattacks — threats from within. “Since 2020, the coordinated efforts to have threat actors run for office, apply to be election officials and volunteer as a poll worker or observer should be treated as …

Investigated Colorado clerk wants to run state’s elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Investigated Colorado clerk wants to run state’s elections

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Colorado official who repeats former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential contest and is under investigation for alleged election security breaches announced Monday she is running to be her state’s top elections officer. Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, whom a judge suspended from overseeing last year’s election in her western Colorado county, announced her bid …

Colorado official sues to stop clerk from running 2022 vote
2 years, 11 months ago

Colorado official sues to stop clerk from running 2022 vote

Associated Press  

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Colorado’s secretary of state has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to remove Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters from administering the 2022 election. Griswold also requested that Brandi Bantz, a Mesa County elections official with longtime elections experience, to administer the November vote. Griswold said she planned to appoint former Republican Secretary of State …

After attacks on the 2020 election, secretary of state races take on new urgency
3 years, 1 month ago

After attacks on the 2020 election, secretary of state races take on new urgency

NPR  

After attacks on the 2020 election, secretary of state races take on new urgency Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Sean Rayford/Getty Images Primary challenges are a normal part of politics, but normally low-key races to be a state's chief election official are taking on a different tone after the 2020 election. Sponsor Message Hice, who objected to …

Elections clerk under investigation says she’s still working
3 years, 3 months ago

Elections clerk under investigation says she’s still working

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Colorado elections clerk whose whereabouts have been a mystery since she was accused of allowing a security breach of voting equipment that the FBI is investigating has told county commissioners that she remains on the job and has been working remotely. Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters has not been seen in Colorado since Secretary of …

Colorado election official files suit to remove county clerk
3 years, 3 months ago

Colorado election official files suit to remove county clerk

Associated Press  

DENVER — The Colorado secretary of state sued Monday to remove a rural county’s election clerk who is accused of allowing a security breach of voting equipment that the FBI also is investigating. Griswold’s office also said it believes one of the images was taken on May 23 from a secure room where the equipment was stored and accessed by …

Mike Lindell admits to hiding GOP official facing FBI probe in a "safe house"
3 years, 4 months ago

Mike Lindell admits to hiding GOP official facing FBI probe in a "safe house"

Salon  

The infamous pillow salesman-turned-2020 election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell claimed to be harboring a Colorado election official, who is on the FBI's radar for allegedly leaking confidential election information, in a "safe house." The news of Lindell hiding Mesa County clerk Tina Peters comes on the heels of his "cyber symposium" in South Dakota, where Peters gave a speech claiming …

Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach
3 years, 4 months ago

Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach

Associated Press  

DENVER — What began as an investigation into how election equipment passwords from a rural Colorado county got posted on a right wing blog has turned into a feud between the state’s Democratic secretary of state and the county’s conservative clerk. Colorado’s Democratic Secretary of State Jenna Griswold then took her turn in the war-of-words Thursday at a news conference, …

Colorado county clerk posts voter fraud claims, no evidence
3 years, 11 months ago

Colorado county clerk posts voter fraud claims, no evidence

Associated Press  

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A Colorado county clerk posted claims of voter fraud without providing evidence and despite assurances from election officials nationwide that the November election was safe and secure. Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters tweeted on Sunday that ballots could be counted more than once and that software used in voting machines could be manipulated, the …

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