Tina Peters

Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder in Colorado, was convicted in August 2024 on 7 of 10 counts following her unauthorized breach of voting machine security — an act prosecutors characterized as deliberate election subversion driven by conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. She ordered surveillance cameras monitoring voting machines to be turned off in May 2021, then allowed an individual using a fake employee badge to access and copy voting machine hard drives and record a software update. The copied data was subsequently published online by election conspiracy theorists. Felony convictions included three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit the same, criminal impersonation, and identity theft. Misdemeanor convictions included first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty, and failing to comply with Colorado Secretary of State regulations. At sentencing, the judge stated: "Your lies are well documented... You are no hero. You're a charlatan."