Tina Peters, former Mesa County Clerk, sentenced to nine years in prison for election security breach.
DENVER, Sept 6, 2023 – Former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters received a nine-year prison sentence today for facilitating a breach of election equipment, Judge Matthew Barrett ruled. The conviction stems from a 2021 security breach where Peters allowed an unauthorized individual to copy hard drives from voting machines, which were later shared online. Prosecutors argued the breach compromised election integrity, though Peters maintained she was exposing misconduct. The sentence, formalized at 8:00 AM local time, marks a landmark case in election security enforcement.