Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
She was found not guilty of identity theft, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation and one count of criminal impersonation.
Yet she persisted on social media to accuse Colorado-based Dominion Voting Systems, which made her county’s election system, and others of stealing votes.
The ‘gold standard’
Colorado won’t allow anyone to threaten its elections, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement in response to Peters’s sentencing.
“Colorado’s elections are the nation’s gold standard. I am proud of how we have responded to the first insider elections breach in the nation and look forward to another secure and successful election in November,” Griswold said.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in a statement called the sentence “fair and just.” He also said her conviction served as a warning that tampering with voting processes will bring consequences.
Dominion, founded in Canada, has launched a number of defamation suits in the wake of the 2020 election claims, as has a rival, Smartmatic.
Smartmatic has recently reached undisclosed settlements before trial against conservative news outlets Newsmax and One America News Network, for airing accusations about vote manipulation in the 2020 election made by allies of Trump.
Dominion reached a $787-million US settlement last year in a similar lawsuit with Fox News.
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