Key facts
- Tina Peters, former Mesa County, Colorado elections clerk, declined a job offer in Shasta County, California.
- Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis stated Peters is too busy with election-related work to accept the position.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the potential hiring and sought to block Peters' parole supervision transfer.
- Peters was convicted of felonies for election interference in Colorado.
- Peters' sentence was commuted, and she was released on parole.
Tina Peters, the former elections clerk from Mesa County, Colorado, who was convicted of election interference, has turned down a job offer to assist with elections in Shasta County, California. Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis stated that Peters declined the offer because she is currently involved in election-related work across the country.
Curtis, who has previously made claims about voting machines, had sought Peters to help supervise the November election. However, California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly denounced the potential hiring as a "disgrace" and directed state agencies to block any transfer of Peters' parole supervision into California. U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff also expressed concerns to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber.
Peters was convicted of felony charges for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines and sensitive data in 2021. Her nine-year sentence was commuted by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, leading to her release on parole. Shasta County officials noted that any hiring offer to Peters had not followed standard procedures.