Prosecutors recommend five years of probation for Ellis along with $5,000 in restitution, 100 hours of community service, writing an apology letter to the people of Georgia and testifying truthfully in trials related to this case
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Jenna Ellis, former Trump attorney, censured by Colorado judge for “false statements” about 2020 election
Ellis violated a policy prohibiting “reckless, knowing or intentional misrepresentations by attorneys.”
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“What’d I Miss?”: Trying to make sense of election law penalties
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie and Myra wonder why the penalties for election law violations seem so random, depending on where — or who — you are.
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Prosecutors debunk Mesa County clerk Tina Peters’ 2020 election-fraud claims
By Christina A. Cassidy and and Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Prosecutors in a western Colorado county said Thursday they found no evidence of tampering in the 2020 presidential election as alleged by a clerk who has become a prominent voice among those promoting former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. The […]
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Elbert County clerk turns over his voting system copies after judge’s order
A Colorado county clerk who made copies of voting system hard drives has turned over two copies to state officials under a judge’s order. Court records show that Elbert County Clerk Dallas Schroeder provided the copies in separate, sealed metal containers before Wednesday’s deadline along with information in response to questions from Democratic Colorado Secretary […]
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The Tina Peters timeline: Everything that’s happened with the former Mesa County clerk so far
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was elected in 2018. Here’s an explanation of everything that’s happened since.
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Colorado secretary of state sues to compel Elbert County clerk to hand over copies of election hard drive
By James Anderson, The Associated Press Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state filed a lawsuit on Thursday to compel a Republican elections clerk who says he copied his voting system’s hard drive to deliver those copies and other records related to the purported security breach. The copies got in the hands of two unauthorized attorneys after […]
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New charges for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in obstruction case
GRAND JUNCTION — A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation by federal and state authorities in a security breach of voting machines posted bond on Thursday on two misdemeanor charges in a separate case, authorities said. Tina Peters, the clerk and recorder for western Colorado’s Mesa County, posted $500 bond after she was booked on […]
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Prayer, conspiracies and fundraising: Supporters of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters hold another rally following FBI search
GRAND JUNCTION — What was billed as an event to show support for election-fraud-promoting Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her political cohort Sherronna Bishop, morphed into a combination religious revival and campaign rally – all organized by the Truth & Liberty Coalition, a Front Range group that promotes erasing the separation of church and […]
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Tempers flare at Mesa County protest as judge prepares to decide Tina Peters’ role in upcoming election
GRAND JUNCTION — A scrum of pushing and shoving demonstrators led to an injury Monday morning as embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Sherronna Bishop, one of her top supporters, took to the steps of the Mesa County courthouse to criticize those who are refusing to back their claims of election fraud. In a […]