(The Center Square) – Maine Republicans are calling for a criminal investigation after hundreds of mail ballots for the November election were mistakenly sent to a woman in an Amazon delivery.

House of Representatives Republican Leader "Billy" Bob Faulkingham called the discovery of 250 official Maine election ballots in the shipment to a Newburgh home "beyond alarming" and called law enforcement officials to investigate the incident.

Where the ballots came from and their status in relation to being official was yet to be determined midday Wednesday.

He said it comes nearly a month before voters will go to the polls to decide statewide contests and several ballot questions, including a proposed voter ID requirement.

"At a time when Maine people are being asked to weigh in on whether to

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