Colorado Democratic Party censures Gov. Jared Polis over commutation for Tina Peters

CPR News | By Bente Birkeland

Published May 21, 2026 at 6:48 AM EDT

Colorado's Democratic Party voted to formally censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting the sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted over a plot to promote false 2020 election claims.

Bente Birkeland

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