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.
Local election officials have defended Johnson County’s 2020 elections, though Hayden said his ongoing investigation has raised questions about the security of the voting process in Johnson County. Hayden, speaking to The Star, described the inquiry only in vague terms.
It’s unclear how seriously Hayden is treating what he said is a 6-month-old investigation. The sheriff’s office has not issued any subpoenas or warrants, he said, though he added his investigator is “still looking into it,” potentially in connection with examining the inner workings of voting machines used in Johnson County.
