Conspiracy-promoting sheriffs claim vast election authority


              FILE - Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden speaks at a press conference on Aug. 27, 2020, in Olathe, Kan. The Kansas City Sheriff has alarmed voting-rights advocates by declaring that he’s investigating the 2020 election and claims of fraud. (Shelly Yang/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)
            
              FILE - From left to right are Lander County Sheriff Ron Unger, Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts, Elko County Sheriff Aitor Narvaiza and Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association founder Richard Mack in the Elko City Park in Elko, Nev., on June 20, 2020. The Constitutional Sheriffs' group declares on its website that a sheriff's powers in a county are greater than those of any other official and "even supersedes the powers of the President.” (Jeff Mullins/The Daily Free Press via AP, File)
Conspiracy-promoting sheriffs claim vast election authority