Colorado elections race tests GOP embrace of conspiracies
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Associated Press
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Colorado’s Republican primary for its top elections official pits a candidate who was indicted in a voting system breach against a candidate who says she can restore professionalism to the office. The most prominent contender in the GOP secretary of state contest is Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. Peters was indicted for her role in a security breach of her own voting system in search of evidence to prove ex-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy theories. Peters has become a heroine to those who disbelieve the 2020 election results and says she “protected” election data. Peters faces former clerk Pam Anderson, who talks about the importance of nonpartisan election administration.