Brickbats: October 2024 News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world. Reason · Sep 23, 2024
Brickbat: Just a Piece of Paper Sheriff Calvin Hayden of Johnson County, Kansas, has admitted that a warrant he claimed to have allowing him to seize election ballots was not signed by a judge. Since 2019, Hayden claimed to be investigating election fraud, focusing on a software company the county used to manage poll workers. No… Reason · May 28, 2024
Will election conspiracy theories cause permanent damage to democracy in Kansas? KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In early September, Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden spoke with a group of Johnson County conservatives known as the “Liberty People” about his efforts to investigate voter fraud. Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022
Conspiracy-promoting sheriffs claim vast election authority There's been no evidence of any widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in 2020 The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022
Sheriff in Kansas county investigates election fraud claims boosted by Republicans KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Johnson County, Kansas, Sheriff Calvin Hayden said Monday that his office is investigating claims of election fraud, echoing Republican efforts nationwide to discredit recent local and national elections. Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022