Colorado Democrats have formally censured Governor Jared Polis over his decision to commute the sentence of Tina Peters, a former county elections official.
Peters was convicted for her role in a 2021 voting machine data breach in Mesa County, Colorado. Polis’s commutation sparked a fierce backlash within the Democratic Party, with the state party passing a formal censure resolution.
The incident highlights divisions within the party over election security and judicial matters at the state level.