When it comes to unsubstantiated claims of election fraud circling the 2020 general election, La Plata County Clerk and Recorder Tiffany Lee says enough is enough.
Lee, who is registered as unaffiliated, joined Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes, a Republican, and Boulder County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick, a Democrat, among other county clerks from across Colorado on Sunday at the Denver County Clerk’s Office to call out bad-faith actors falsely alleging election fraud.
She named Colorado Rep. Ron Hanks, the Republican who is touting election fraud in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, as just one of the people spreading disinformation about election fraud without evidence.
Baseless claims of election fraud have run rampant for years, including in the run up to the 2020 general election.
The allegations predominantly stem from certain members and leaders associated with the Republican Party, with former President Donald Trump leading the charge. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, backed Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was “rigged” against him.
“There is no way that anyone can call the 2020 presidential election fair,” she tweeted on Nov. 29, 2020. “We have to make this right.”
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has been indicted on 10 counts of felony and misdemeanor charges alleging she facilitated a security breach of her county’s election system, has also toed the party line of baseless conspiracy theories.
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