Colorado Democrat Party Censures Gov. Jared Polis for Commuting Tina Peters’ Sentence

The Colorado Democrat Party on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) for commuting the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced for her role in tampering with election equipment.

The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party voted 89.9 percent in support of the measure to censure Polis. The censure prohibits him from speaking at or taking part in party-sponsored events.

Polis has said that the petition to censure him is politically motivated, with the petition issued in reaction to Polis’s move to commute the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Peters. A judge gave her nine years for her role in tampering with election equipment to prove claims of election fraud.

The Colorado governor cut Peters’ sentence in half and she could be paroled as early as June.

“My goal is to make the right decision with the information I have, and