“If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” When it comes to the proposed “Sheriff’s Amendment” on this November election ballot, the Kansas Constitution is not broken. The explanation is intentionally confusing, giving the impression that somehow we must protect our right to elect our county sheriff, when in fact Kansas law already does. This amendment is basically a “Job Security Law for Sheriffs,” making it more difficult and expensive to recall them when needed. Since a sheriff is elected locally, and works locally, he/she should be accountable to the local community. While a sheriff should be allowed to express concern about how policies affect the job, the office of sheriff should be non-partisan. In my opinion, it is not appropriate for a sheriff to be endorsing or campaigning for or against other candidates running for other offices.