A Republican county clerk in Colorado who was stripped of her election-oversight duties last year after she allowed an outsider to copy voting-machine hard drives said Monday that she is launching a bid to become the state’s top elections official.
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has embraced the false claim that former president Donald Trump won the 2020 election, made the announcement during an appearance on former Trump White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon’s “War Room” podcast. Peters said she is running to “restore trust” and “put an end to government overreach in our election process.”
“Colorado deserves a secretary of state who will stand up to the Biden administration. … And, Steve, that’s why today I’m announcing that I’m running for Colorado secretary of state,” she said.
Peters is one of many Trump backers angling for key positions in the administration of U.S. elections, a development that some watchdog groups worry could create an opening for the former president and his allies to challenge future election results.
Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) filed a lawsuit last year seeking to strip Peters and her deputy of their election powers after passwords for Mesa County’s voting machines were posted online and copies of the hard drives were presented at a symposium hosted by MyPillow executive Mike Lindell, who denies that President Biden won the 2020 election.
A Colorado judge in October barred Peters from overseeing her county’s elections,...
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