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July 30, 2024: From county clerk to courtroom, what led to charges against Tina Peters

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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters prepares to speak at a rally for her on the Colorado Capitol steps. April 5, 2022.

The trial of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is scheduled to begin tomorrow, July 31, 2024 after a series of delays. The former clerk faces criminal charges for using her position overseeing local elections to empower a movement that falsely believes U.S. voting systems are rigged to steal elections. Let's revisit how we got to this point with CPR's Bente Birkeland and Stina Sieg and Colorado in Depth.