Trial begins for Colorado activist over 2020 voting data breach

Tina Peters, a former local Colorado election clerk, will face trial starting Wednesday on charges related to alleged tampering with voting machines and leaking confidential data following the 2020 election.

Peters, a former Mesa County clerk-turned-activist who maintains that she had legitimate concerns about the way the county’s 2020 general election was conducted, was indicted by a grand jury in March 2022. She has denied wrongdoing and stands accused of three felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant, four felony counts related to impersonation and identity theft, and three misdemeanor counts for official misconduct.