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Republican former election clerk jailed for nine years over voter interference

Republican former election clerk jailed for nine years over voter interference



Tina Peters, who was lauded by election deniers, convicted over scheme inspired by false claims about 2020 resultA local elections official who became a hero to election deniers was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday for leading a voting system data-breach scheme inspired by the rampant false claims that fraud altered the 2020 presidential outcome.Tina Peters allowed a man affiliated with the pillow salesman and election-lie trafficker Mike Lindell to misuse a security card to access to the Mesa County election system. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-10-03 19:51:36

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