The Colorado Court of Appeals threw out the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in a decision announced Thursday morning. She was found guilty of charges allowing unauthorized access to voting machines in Mesa County in 2020. The court said her sentence should be set aside because it was based in part on improper consideration of her right to free speech. The appeals court did uphold several of her felony convictions. Her case will be sent back to trial court and she will be re-sentenced. There is a chance, because of time already served that she could be set free. Colorado Governor Jared Polis has said he is giving consideration to granting clemency for Peters.
