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FILE - Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position, Feb. 25, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody

Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer former county clerk Tina Peters to federal custody following a request from the Trump Administration to move her out of a state prison. The Colorado Department of Corrections said Wednesday the department is not seeking a transfer of Peters. She was convicted last year of orchestrating a scheme to breach voting machine data driven by false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. The Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to comment. Peters’ release has become a cause celebre in the election conspiracy movement.

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