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Colorado Lawmakers Push Polis Impeachment Over Peters Parole

5/22/2026

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Colorado congressional and attorney-general candidates have called for Governor Jared Polis’s impeachment after his June 1 clemency of Tina Peters.
Polis granted Peters parole after roughly 19 months in prison despite her conviction on seven counts, including four felonies for unauthorized voting-system access.
The impeachment effort requires a special session of the Colorado General Assembly.
The legislature cannot convene such a session until January 2027 without a two-thirds vote from both chambers.

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Colorado congressional and attorney-general candidates have called for Governor Jared Polis’s impeachment after his June 1 clemency of Tina Peters.
Polis granted Peters parole after roughly 19 months in prison despite her conviction on seven counts, including four felonies for unauthorized voting-system access.
The impeachment effort requires a special session of the Colorado General Assembly.
The legislature cannot convene such a session until January 2027 without a two-thirds vote from both chambers.