Tina Peters' lawyer says he expects Colorado governor will grant her clemency within days

The former county clerk was convicted in a scheme to breach voting systems.

An attorney representing Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk convicted in a scheme to breach voting systems in search of evidence of election fraud in 2020, expects the state's Democratic governor to grant her clemency within days.

The move would come after an aggressive pressure campaign by President Donald Trump and his allies.

"I'm expecting her to get the commutation today or tomorrow," Peters' attorney, Peter Ticktin, told ABC News. "I don't think it's going to even go into next week."

Peters, a former Mesa County clerk, was convicted in 2024 for giving an individual affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump ally, access to the election software she used for her county. Screenshots of the software appeared on right-wing websites that promoted false theories that the 2020 election was fraudulent.

Despite Trump's repeated assertions that the election was rigged, there were no proven cases of major fraud that affected the outcome.

Ticktin, who has been lobbying the White House to push Colorado Gov. Jared Polis into granting Peters clemency, said that Polis "deserves full credit" when asked whether Trump's ongoing efforts had convinced the governor.

"This is a decision that's being made by Governor Polis. And he deserves full credit," Ticktin said.

The governor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Polis signaled Wednesday that he was open to releasing Peters in a social media post comparing her case, which resulted in a nine-year prison sentence, to that of former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, who received probation and community service after a conviction on one of the same felonies.

"Justice in Colorado and America needs to be applied evenly, you never know when you might need to depend on the rule of law. This is the context I am using as I consider cases like this that have sentencing disparities," Polis wrote.

ABC News previously reported that Ticktin is also involved in the effort to lobby Trump to issue an executive order using the baseless allegation of Chinese interference in the 2020 election to justify a national emergency declaration that would give the president sweeping power over voting.

Trump and leaders in his MAGA base have been pushing for Peters’ release for years. In a recent appearance on former deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast, Trump suggested his administration’s recent ramp up targeting Colorado was tied to Polis’ refusal to release Peters.

"They put a woman in jail [in] Colorado. Put a woman in jail, a wonderful woman, 72 years old, had cancer," Trump said. "Because she was a voting inspector, she was in charge of a voting area, and she saw boxes of votes come in. So she went over to check it, and they put her in jail for voter manipulation, and she's still in there, and they better let her out fast. And they're suffering a big price, Colorado."

The push to release Peters comes after the president pardoned thousands with ties to efforts to overturn the 2020 election and in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump's targeting of Colorado has included cutting funding and projects in the state while repeatedly criticizing Polis as the governor initially rebuffed Trump’s demands to release Peters.

In December, Trump posted on social media that he had pardoned Peters, though the president has no jurisdiction over state charges.

"Tina is sitting in a Colorado prison for the 'crime' of demanding Honest Elections," Trump wrote.

News of the potential clemency sparked backlash from Democrats, including Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.

"Tina Peters was found guilty of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant along with four additional felony and misdemeanor counts," Griswold told ABC News. "Beyond one count in common, it is not accurate to suggest that Peters’ and Sonya Jaquez Lewis’ actions or impacts are the same. Peters organized the breach of the election equipment, broke the public trust and attacked the very foundations of our democratic process. Her actions are still being used to try to undermine the 2026 election."

Griswold added, "She should get no special treatment by the Governor, and his statement is shocking and worrisome."

In 2024, District Judge Matthews Barrett called the damage done by Peters to undermine the integrity of elections "immeasurable" before sentencing her to nine years.

"There are many things in my mind that are crystal clear about this case, you are no hero," Barrett said. "You abused your position, and you're a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that's been proven to be junk, time and time again."