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clemency board
Coverage of clemency board in the Nexus archive.
- Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier
Colorado Governor Jared Polis fired officials who opposed freeing an election denier. He asked the clemency board to reconsider the case amid pressure from the president.
- Littwin: Polis would be gone even if he weren’t term-limited
Littwin claims Polis would be out of office regardless of term limits. Two members of the clemency board openly condemned Polis’ commutation of Tina Peters, calling the decision out of line.
- Polis released Tina Peters against unanimous recommendation of clemency board
Polis released Tina Peters against the unanimous recommendation of the clemency board. The board consists of 11 people from various parts of the legal system who review applications for pardons and commutations before giving recommendations to the governor.