Colorado Democrats vote to censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters commutation

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 1,295

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted on multiple felony counts for her role in a breach of her office’s election system.

More than 200 members of the Colorado Democratic Party’s central committee voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution censuring Polis for “conduct inconsistent with the (party’s) commitment to democratic institutions, election …

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