A federal magistrate judge has rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her conviction of tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election.

Tina Peters, 70, was convicted in October 2024 of facilitating unauthorized access to Mesa County's voting systems, seeking to uncover evidence of alleged election fraud. This breach led to sensitive election data being leaked online. She was later sentenced to nine years in prison at La Vista Correctional Facility.

Peters filed a federal lawsuit asking to be released on bond while her appeal is considered. She argued that the state judge violated her First Amendment rights by considering her election-related statements at sentencing. The state countered that her bond request ha

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