Colorado state officials and the Colorado County Clerks Association are asking Gov. Jared Polis to deny a request that would transfer former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters from the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections to federal custody.

Peters is an election denialist who was convicted for allowing unauthorized access to a voting machine in 2022. Since then, her case has garnered national attention as her supporters push for her release.

Now, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has requested that the Colorado Department of Corrections transfer Peters into federal custody. The move drew sharp criticism from the bipartisan Colorado County Clerks Association and state officials, who argue the transfer request would bow to political pressure and circumvent the law.

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