"[Peters] got a sentence that was harsh. It was a nine-year sentence," Polis said in an interview with CBS Colorado."
"We always look at people's sentences, and when you have people that are elderly, and we're looking at this across a number of people - people in their 70s and their 80s in our system - how much of a threat to society are they? And we balance that in a way that makes sure that they can spend their last few years at home," he added."
"Peters was accused of allowing an unauthorized person to access data from voting software in the county and then lying about it, as part of a scheme to prove the QAnon-related conspiracy theory about the 2020 election being "rigged" to help Joe Biden win."
"Peters herself admitted that she never found any proof of rigging."
Colorado Governor Jared Polis said he is considering granting clemency to Tina Peters, who was convicted of breaching election security and sentenced to nine years. Peters was accused of allowing an unauthorized person to access county voting software data and then lying about it to support a QAnon-related conspiracy that the 2020 election was rigged. Peters admitted she never found proof of rigging. Former President Trump announced a pardon but cannot pardon state convictions, threatened "harsh consequences," and recently vetoed a Colorado clean water bill. Polis cited sentence severity and consideration for elderly prisoners when evaluating clemency.
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