Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been criticized for his decision to reduce the sentence of Tina Peters, with some officials and commentators arguing that it emboldens the election denialism movement. The governor also fired members of the clemency board who had spoken out against the decision, which was made despite a unanimous recommendation for denial. Opinions on the matter are divided, with some defending Polis' action as a rejection of tribalism and others condemning it as a mistake.