Mesa County

The letter warned that clemency would be a gift to conspiracy theorists and risks undermining the safety of future elections.

In recent years, the governor has shortened sentences he saw as too severe.

Peters’ questions about the 2020 election have since yielded the focus of the White House and a flood of questions for Colorado’s governor.

Peters, the former clerk in Mesa County, was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a breach of her county’s election system. Because she was convicted in state court, only Gov. Jared Polis can pardon her in the case.

A judge sentenced Tina Peters on Monday to 120 hours of community service and four months of home detention with an ankle monitor for trying to prevent authorities from taking an iPad she allegedly used to video a court hearing. However, he put the sentence on hold while Peters appeals it.

Sandra Brown is one of two employees accused of helping Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters allow a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment last year.

Mike Lindell said federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him Tuesday about a Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a "deceptive scheme" to breach voting system technology used across the country.

Belinda Knisley pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor counts of trespass, official misconduct and violation of duty.

An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk indicted on charges of tampering with voting equipment. She allegedly traveled out of state despite a court order not to do so, according to court documents.

Colorado officials say the former elections manager for a county clerk indicted on charges of tampering with voting equipment has been arrested on allegations that she was part of the alleged scheme. Sandra Brown served as elections manager for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.