State of Colorado

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Now divided: Governor Polis signals possible clemency while Secretary of State Griswold and prosecutors oppose any leniency; facing alleged federal retaliation.

President Trump pardoned former Mesa County, Colorado clerk Tina Peters in December 2025 over her nine-year state prison sentence for letting election conspiracy activists copy voting-machine data. The pardon has no legal effect on her state conviction, yet it triggered an escalating confrontation.

Updated May 15