A former Colorado county clerk has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for leading a scheme to breach voting system data in her county.

Put forth by conservative nonprofit Advance Colorado, proponents say Proposition 128 and Proposition 130 are needed to curb Colorado crime, while opponents say they would do more harm than good.

Tina Peters, a former county election official in Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to nine years behind bars after being found guilty of charges connected to efforts to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and searched for evidence to prove it.

The Republican county clerk was convicted for giving a person affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Trump, access to election software.

On Thursday, former county clerk in Colorado and election-denier Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years behind bars.

Colorado Voters are set to vote on one of the initiatives that would change how people vote in the next election.

The Republican county clerk was convicted for giving a person affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Trump, access to election software.

A former Colorado county clerk is set to be sentenced Thursday for orchestrating a security breach of her elections computer system

Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters has been sentenced to 9 years behind bars for voting system data scheme

Old and new ballot boxes at the Summit County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Breckenridge on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Primary voters in Colorado and 15 other states pick their party’s candidates to run in the fall presidential election today. Election judges reported a quiet morning.

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