Colorado election official warns of safety fears in jail


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Tina Peters has sent a concerning message from jail, emphasizing her will to live and determination to expose the truth, despite mounting pressures within the facility.

Through a jail messaging application, Peters conveyed her stark warning that any potential harm to her would not be self-inflicted, asserting her mental stability and peaceful intentions.

The situation intensified when a judicial panel recently denied Peters’ bond request without explanation, forcing her to remain incarcerated during her appeal process, which could take up to three years.

This development highlights the apparent disparity in treatment between Peters and Secretary of State Jena Griswold, particularly regarding recent revelations about questionable election oversight appointments.

An explosive report by Joe Hoft exposed that Griswold appointed Sheila Reiner, a former Dominion Voting Systems employee, to supervise Mesa County elections in 2021. Reiner, currently serving as Mesa County Treasurer, acknowledged her previous employment with Dominion from 2019-2020 and confirmed the authenticity of the emails cited in Hoft’s article.

While Reiner maintains her innocence, this appointment adds to a pattern of scrutiny-free decisions by Griswold’s office. Previous incidents, including the premature deletion of 29,000 election records and the online exposure of partial passwords, resulted in minimal investigation.

The contrast becomes starker as Colorado lawmakers recently rejected proposals to audit Griswold’s election processes, while the appointment of a former-Dominion employee to oversee elections has generated little official response.

This series of events demonstrates a clear inconsistency in how election-related matters are handled in Colorado, with different standards seemingly applied to different officials.