Law enforcement officials in Maine are investigating reports that a woman in rural Penobscot County received a box in the mail containing hundreds of Maine election ballots.

The alleged incident occurred in Newburgh and reportedly involved 250 ballot sheets for the statewide referendum to be held next month. According to the conservative news outlet The Maine Wire, an unnamed woman discovered the ballots in a box from Amazon containing items she had ordered. The woman then brought the ballots to Newburgh's office after alerting the town clerk.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Wednesday evening that incident was under investigation.

“Safe and secure elections are my top priority," Bellows said in a statement. "As soon as we became aware of allegations of ballots being received outs

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