Maine Investigates Report of 250 Mail Ballots Found in Amazon Package

‘There may have been attempts to interrupt the distribution of ballots,’ the secretary of state said, as GOP officials called for a federal inquiry.

Ballots in Raleigh, N.C., in a file picture. Allison Joyce/Getty Images

Maine authorities are investigating claims that dozens of unmarked ballots that were to be used in next month’s elections were found inside a woman’s Amazon order.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, during a news conference at the Maine State House in Augusta, said that the Maine town of Ellsworth reported that it was missing a shipment of 250 absentee ballots.