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June 1, 2026: Head of Colorado’s county clerks on Tina Peters’ release; The two Democrats vying for governor

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Colorado Department of Corrections spokesperson Steven Nevel walks through the La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, as reporters wait to see if former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters will walk out after an election-tampering sentence was commuted by the governor. June 1, 2026.

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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was released from prison today after Governor Jared Polis commuted her sentence. We ask Matt Crane, executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association, about the release and the Trump administration's pushback against voting by mail. Then, Purplish breaks down the candidates for governor: today, the two Democrats; tomorrow, the three Republicans. And we share another commencement speech during graduation season; this time, Vice President JD Vance who spoke at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.