Suspicious Package Sent to California Secretary of State Headquarters

It contained unbleached flour, tests showed. Officials are investigating suspicious packages or letters sent to election officials in over 15 states.

A person mails a letter outside a Los Angeles post office on Aug. 17, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

A suspicious package was sent to the California Secretary of State headquarters in Sacramento, authorities said Sept. 19.

The unopened package was quickly turned over to authorities. State law enforcement conducted field and chemical tests, confirming the substance inside was nonhazardous and identified as unbleached flour, Secretary of State Shirley Weber said in a statement.