WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), sent a letter to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber expressing deep concern regarding Shasta CountyRegistrar of Voters' announcementto hire convicted former Mesa County, Colorado Clerk Tina Peters as a senior advisor and urged her office toconduct maximum oversight of Peters' access to sensitive election materials. The letter also copied the Shasta County Board of Supervisors.
"Peters, the former County Clerk for Mesa, Colorado, was convicted on seven separate criminal charges, including ...