County sheriffs watch from the Kansas House's main gallery, awaiting a debate on a proposed amendment to the state constitution to require sheriffs to be elected to four year terms, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The Kansas Sheriffs Association backs the measure, which comes after a commission in the state's most populous county reviewed but did not recommend a proposal to make the sheriff there appointed. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas legislators want to make sure that counties don’t change the longstanding tradition of electing sheriffs by enshrining the policy…
