Federal Judge Denies Bond for Former Colorado Clerk Tina Peters Amid Appeal
A federal magistrate judge has denied a request from Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk, to be released on bond while she appeals her conviction related to tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election. Peters, aged 70, was convicted in October 2024 for facilitating unauthorized access to Mesa County's voting systems in an attempt to uncover alleged election fraud, which resulted in sensitive election data being leaked online. She was sentenced to nine years in prison at La Vista Correctional Facility. Peters filed a federal lawsuit claiming her First Amendment rights were violated during sentencing, as her election-related statements were considered. However, Judge Scott T. Varholak dismissed her challenge due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction, emphasizing that her claims are still pending in Colorado's appellate courts. 
