Colorado Supreme Court denies Tina Peters' appeal of decision barring her from Mesa County election

The Colorado Supreme Court will not hear Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ appeal to a ruling last week that prevents her from overseeing the Nov. 2 coordinated election in her county.

The court issued a one-sentence order on Wednesday that declined to accept jurisdiction in the case. That means Peters will not serve as Mesa County’s designated election official this election cycle.

Peters’ appeal, filed Monday by her attorney, Scott Gessler, who is a former Republican Colorado secretary of state, argued that District Court Judge Valerie Robison did not have the authority to strip Peters of that responsibility.

“Colorado law unambiguously mandates that a county clerk and recorder fulfill the duties as the county DEO, and a court may not override this statutory mandate. Likewise, Colorado law does not give a court authority to declare that an elected official is unwilling or unable to carry out her duties, based on a past violation of election rules,” the appeal reads.

Read more: https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/colorado-supreme-court-denies-tina-peters-appeal-of-decision-barring-her-from-mesa-county-election-involvement/