Kansas County “Constitutional” Sheriff Devotes Over a Year to Prove 15 Allegations of Election Violations.  Little Evidence Made Public; None Prosecuted.

Brian Beihl

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 24, 2023

Photo: Sheriff Calvin Hayden. Credit – Kansas Senate via the Kansas Reflector

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The sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas made 15 allegations of election violations to a Kansas State Senate committee in March.  Only one case was ever referred to the District Attorney, who cited a lack of evidence in dropping it.  

The Shawnee Mission Post reported last week it had requested documentation of the 15 cases investigated for over a year by Sheriff Calvin Hayden.  Hayden also testified to the committee there were “willful violations by the secretary of state and the election commissioner of Johnson County in the 2020 election.”   The Kansas Secretary of State, a Republican, has said there was no widespread fraud in the election.

Last July, Hayden spoke to a gathering of “Constitutional Sheriffs” in Las Vegas.  In a video obtained by KSHB Kansas City, he disclosed that he was investigating 2020 election “questions,” but did not provide details.   The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association claims that county sheriffs have the right to ignore laws they deem not in accordance with the U.S. Constitution, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s information on extremist groups. 

Of the 15 cases reviewed by the Post, only one was ever referred to Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe.  Howe told the Post there was not enough evidence to support the charges.   Sheriff Hayden still has not provided details of the other allegations, claiming an ongoing investigation.

We have articles, and more on the Constitutional Sheriff’s movement at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org.   I’m Brian Beihl.

Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
KSHB Kansas City – ‘We don’t have a democracy’: Johnson County Sheriff Hayden doubles down on election conspiracies
KSHB Kansas City – Johnson County Sheriff tells Vegas conference about voter fraud investigation; refuses to discuss it at home
Kansas Reflector – Kansas GOP executive, Johnson County sheriff try to shoot down Schwab’s election bill
Shawnee Mission Post – Johnson County Sheriff’s election investigation led to only 1 case with ‘no evidence’ or charges
The Marshall Project – Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Southern Poverty Law Center – CONSTITUTIONAL SHERIFFS

Groups Taking Action:
League of Women Voters Johnson County,  Mainstream Coalition KS

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