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colorados democratic governor commutes ex election clerk tina peters sentence trump pressure

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- Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, a former election clerk convicted of election-related crimes.
- Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison for copying her county's election computer system.
- Polis described her sentence as unusually harsh for a first-time, nonviolent offender.
- Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold criticized the decision as detrimental to democracy.
- Peters is set to be released on June 1.

