Election Official Says Tina Peters Would Be Consultant, Won’t Have Access to Election Systems

'Returning to the scene of the crime': Trump ally's new job leaves lawyers aghast

A California county's move to hire a convicted election felon and MAGA ally as an elections consultant has stunned two prominent attorneys.Shasta County registrar Clint Curtis announced this month that he intends to bring on Tina Peters, the former Colorado election official convicted in 2024 of breaching voting equipment, according to attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian. The two lawyers marveled at the arrangement during a Wednesday ep…

Election official says Tina Peters would be consultant, won’t have access to election systems

The top election official for Shasta County, Calif. said he has offered convicted felon and former Mesa County, Colo. clerk Tina Peters a position as a consultant to help with the 2026 elections, but that she hasn’t accepted the position yet.   Earlier this month, Shasta County registrar Clint Curtis told local news outlets that he intended to hire Peters as assistant registrar of voters to help with the upcoming 2026 elections, months after she…

Parole terms don't prevent convicted felon Tina Peters from returning to election work

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters at the GOP Assembly in the World Arena on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. DENVER | Since Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters in May, the former Colorado county clerk, convicted in an election equipment tampering scheme, has appeared on the podcast of Steve Bann…