https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-kansas-county-shredded-old-ballots-as-the-law-required-but-the-sheriff-wanted-to-save-them/ar-BB1iJEMv?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=252c812203e94b57992e6638761884f6&ei=23
A Kansas County Shredded Old Ballots As The Law Required, But Sheriff Wanted to Save Them
Story by By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press • 17h
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The most populous county in Kansas has rejected demands from the local sheriff and the state's attorney general to preserve old ballots and records longer than legally allowed, shredding materials sought for an election fraud investigation that has yet to result in any criminal charges.
Hayden, a Republican, has questioned the integrity of the county’s 2020 elections even though there's been no credible evidence of significant problems and none statewide. In the summer of 2022, he also participated in a conference for a group that promotes a dubious theory that sheriffs have virtually unchecked power in their counties.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent the county a letter in December, telling it that it