An election official in Colorado has been indicted for election tampering while also being barred by a judge from overseeing any voting in her home county this year. However, Tina Peters isn’t done with the state of Colorado. She is now aimed toward receiving the Republican nomination for secretary of state in the Tuesday primary vote. Coincidentally, the position would place her in charge of the state election apparatus!

Currently, throughout 17 states, there are 23 individuals who are labeled within a group known as “election deniers.” According to the States United Action nonprofit advocacy group, of those 23 people, the majority of them are a state’s top election officials. Races involving these individuals have now begun to bring attention.

Tina Peters has done nothing more than alarm good government advocacy groups. More specifically, Jessica Marsden, counsel to Protect Democracy, stated, "I think people should be very worried. There's a very real chance that with their hands on the levers of power, some of these candidates could participate in a similar scheme to alter outcomes of future elections."

Read more on the Indictment HERE