A Santa Clara County Sheriff's candidate got slapped with a felony perjury conviction after lying her way onto the ballot.

Anh Colton, 51, from Cupertino, tried to dupe voters by falsely claiming she had the required law enforcement chops to run for the top cop spot. A jury found her guilty this week, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office reported.

State law asserts sheriff wannabes must boast at least one year of law enforcement experience within the five years before election day or clutch a spanky certificate proving advanced training—neither of which Colton could produce.

Her fib netted her over 4% of the Primary vote. Still, it didn't do enough damage to mess with the election result, District Attorney Jeff Rosen pointed out, saying, “Certifying falsely under penalty of perjury is a serious matter, and in an election case such as this one could prevent a legitimate candidate from making the runoff or even winning outright.”

Following her conviction, Colton was sentenced to a stint in jail she had already served, counting to 134 days after accounting for credits. The District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations revealed it had started sniffing around Colton's qualifications before the 2022 primary election. However, her sham qualifications weren't confirmed until after ballots were mailed to voters.