Conspiracy-promoting sheriffs claim vast election authority
The sheriff in Kansas’ most populous county says he took it for granted that local elections ran smoothly — until former President Donald Trump lost there in 2020.
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The sheriff in Kansas’ most populous county says he took it for granted that local elections ran smoothly — until former President Donald Trump lost there in 2020.
Conservative activists are working to recruit the law enforcement officers to their cause. Several sheriffs have already clashed with election officials.
Promoters of baseless conspiracy theories that the last presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump are pushing a dubious theory that county sheriffs can access voting machines and intervene in how elections are run -- and also have virtually unchecked power in their counties.
Promoters of baseless conspiracy theories that the last presidential election was stolen from Trump are pushing a dubious theory that county sheriffs can access voting machines and intervene in how elections are run — and also have virtually unchecked power in their counties.
The sheriff in Kansas' most populous county says he took it for granted that local elections ran smoothly - until former President Donald Trump lost there in 2020.