Tina Peters announces run for Colorado Secretary of State, Jena Griswold responds Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters(KKCO/KJCT) Published: Feb. 14, 2022 at 9:15 AM MST | Updated: 2 hours ago
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - UPDATE: In response to Peters announcement to run for Sec. of State, current Sec. of State Griswold released the following statement:
“Tina
Peters is unfit to be Secretary of State and a danger to Colorado
elections. Peters compromised voting equipment to try to prove
conspiracies, costing Mesa County taxpayers nearly one million dollars.
She works with election deniers, spreads lies about elections, was
removed from overseeing the 2021 Mesa County election, and is under
criminal investigation by a grand jury. Colorado needs a Secretary of
State who will uphold the will of the people; not one who embraces
conspiracies and risks Coloradans’ right to vote.
As
Secretary of State, I am proud of my work to protect the right to vote
for all eligible Coloradans. While overseeing four successful elections,
I expanded voter access and maintained our gold standard in election
security. I am excited to continue my work to ensure that every
eligible voter — Republican, Democrat, and Unaffiliated, alike— has
access to safe and secure elections.”
INITIAL ARTICLE:
Early Monday morning, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ (R)
Media team released a statement announcing Peters intent to run for
Colorado Secretary of State.
Her run
would replace current Colo. Sec. of State Jena Griswold (D), who
recently filed a lawsuit against Peters to prevent her from overseeing
the upcoming 2022 elections by removing her as the Designated Election
Official.
Peters statement announcing her intent to run reads,
“Colorado
needs a Secretary of State who will put people over the political
theatre and prioritize them over politics. Colorado deserves a Secretary
of State who will stand up to the Biden administration that wants to
run our country in the ground with nationalized elections. That is why
today I am announcing I am running for Colorado Secretary of State to
restore trust and put an end to government overreach in our election
process. Weaponizing our elections and targeting political opponents has
no place in Colorado. We need to get back to honoring our Colorado
Constitution, honoring our state legislature to craft laws through a
representative government by, of, and for the people.
Country,
service, and responsibility mean something to me. I have a duty and a
responsibility to stand for truth, justice and your vote. My son was a
Navy SEAL and he died serving our country, and he had a saying, ‘Every
day you don’t quit, you win.’
As your next Colorado
Secretary of State, I will strengthen checks and balances by following
the Colorado Constitution and restoring public trust. I will put an end
to reckless “emergency” rulings, government overreach, and corruption in
the office of Secretary of State. I work for the people of Colorado,
not special interest because everyday we put Colorado first and don’t
quit we win!”
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