The period of Feb. 16 through March 9 is “petition filing time” in Carbon County, when people aspiring to public office via the 2021 elections file the necessary paperwork to get their names on the ballots where they are seeking office.

Municipal candidates are required to obtain 10 signatures from registered electors of their party in order to file the paperwork.

Municipal positions open for election this year include mayors, borough council members, tax collectors, constables, judges of elections, inspectors of elections and school board members.

For county positions, candidates need 100 signatures of party members. County offices up for grabs this year include Clerk of Courts, Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court and Treasurer.

County voters will determine nominations within the two major parties - Democratic and Republican - in the May 18 primary election.

County residents are reminded the Carbon County Bureau of Elections’ office has been temporarily relocated due to construction work taking place on Susquehanna Street in Jim Thorpe. The temporary office is located at 410 Center Ave., Jim Thorpe, which is the site of the former Jim Thorpe Area School District Administration Building.

As of the close of business on Monday, only three Democrats and 10 Republicans filed petitions to get their names of their respective ballots. They include:

Democrats

James Osborne, constable and council, four-year term, Weissport Borough.

Donald Lawrence Rehrig, council, two-year term, Lehighton Borough.

Joe Flickinger, council, four-year term, Lehighton Borough.

Republicans

Anton Leppler, constable, Penn Forest Township.

Raberta Hans, council, four-year term, Palmerton Borough.

Michele R. Bartek, mayor, Lansford Borough.

William Gallagher, mayor, Palmerton Borough.

Don Hermann, mayor, Palmerton Borough.

Richard P. Hornick, supervisor, six-year term, Banks Township.

Sara J. Keiser, tax collector, Franklin Township.

Mary E. Strohl, tax collector, Lehighton Borough.

Pauline F. Homm, tax collector, Mahoning Township.

Deborah A. Kohler, tax collector, Weatherly Borough.