Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleads not guilty in election tampering case
Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleaded not guilty to charges election tampering and official misconduct related to a security breach of Mesa County’s voting system.
Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of election tampering and official misconduct in connection with a security breach of Mesa County’s voting system last year.
Peters faces 10 felony and misdemeanor charges following a grand jury’s indictment related to the breach. She is accused of allowing unauthorized people to break into her county’s election system in search of evidence supporting baseless election fraud theories espoused by former President Donald Trump.
The felony charges include attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, and identity theft. Peters also faces misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with requirements of the Colorado secretary of state.
NBC News has reached out to Peters for comment.
Peters, who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado secretary of state this year, has denied wrongdoing and has said the charges against her are politically motivated. While she has issued reports purporting to show suspicious activity within voting systems, those have been debunked by various officials and experts.
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