Maine woman says she found hundreds of absentee votes in Amazon delivery order

Maine authorities are investigating after a resident claimed her Amazon order landed hundreds of unmarked absentee ballots last week.

Ballots, sent before the November election, were reported missing by the city Ellsworth, Maine, On the same day the woman said she found ballots on her doorstep. Maine Secretary of State Sheena Bellows said state law enforcement and the FBI are investigating the incident.

“This year, it appears there may be attempts to boycott the distribution of ballots and voting materials,” Bellows said at a news conference.

She added, “I have every confidence that law enforcement will determine who is responsible, and any bad actors will be held accountable.”

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“What this means is that Mainers need to grow up in power, and everyone who supports Voter ID and securing our elections needs to get out and vote between now and November 4 to ensure our elections are secured,” Republican Rep. Laurel Libby said in a statement, according to the Associated Press.

Maine Republicans called on the FBI and U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi to investigate the incident in a letter last week.

Meanwhile, Amazon has it He said he was not responsible for ballot mishandling.

“Based on our initial findings, it appears that this package was tampered with outside of our fulfillment and delivery network, and not by an Amazon employee or partner,” the company said in a statement.

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The company said it is cooperating with the state investigation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report