Help shine a light on Tina Peters’ story and demand justice

What would you do if you were responsible for overseeing your county’s general elections and discovered irregularities in the way votes were being counted? Now consider this: you begin to suspect that your own superiors — and the political interests they serve — may be behind the suspicious activity. Who would you turn to? How would you protect the evidence before it could be destroyed?

This is exactly the situation Tina Peters found herself in.

As a county clerk of Mesa, Colorado, Tina took the responsible step of asking a technical expert to take a secure snapshot of the county’s computerized voting system — a step intended to ensure transparency and integrity in the vote tallying process. What that snapshot revealed was deeply troubling: signs that the system had been manipulated and that vote totals were being altered.

Tina did what any honest public servant should — she reported the irregularities.

But instead of being praised for her integrity, she was prosecuted. Tina Peters has been sentenced to nine years in prison. She’s already served seven months behind bars. Many who have reviewed her case believe she’s being punished not for wrongdoing, but for daring to expose it — a political prisoner in a country that’s supposed to stand for justice and free speech.

No matter your political affiliation, if you believe in transparency and accountability, now is the time to speak up.