A steady flow of people filing petitions to get their names on the primary election ballots in Carbon County has kept the Carbon County Board of Elections busy this week.

Candidates get their names on the ballots for the respective positions they are seeking by filing nominating petitions at the elections office, which 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.

For additional information, the office can be reached at 570-325-4801.

The deadline for filing the petitions is March 9.

Only registered party members can participate in a political party’s primary election. For the May 18 primary election, this means voters who are unaffiliated, Independent or registered to “other” parties will receive a ballot for three proposed Pennsylvania constitutional amendments. Voters who are unaffiliated, Independent or registered to “other” parties will not see a roster of candidates.

The list of people who filed petitions seeking elective offices, as of midafternoon Thursday, includes:

Democrats

Patricia R. Vito, tax collector, Nesquehoning; Joanne Klitsch, borough council, Jim Thorpe; Dennis J. McGinley Jr., borough council, Jim Thorpe; Kris W. Hoffner, borough council, Palmerton; William J. O’Gurek Jr., borough council, two-year term and four-year term, Summit Hill; Kevin M. Steber, mayor, Summit Hill; Jeffrey J. Szczecina, mayor, Summit Hill; Lacey Gonzalez, tax collector, Summit Hill; Nathan R. Halenar, tax collector, Summit Hill; Paulette L. Watson, mayor, Weissport; Marian Lockwood, tax collector, Banks Township; Hugh Vrablic, mayor, Lansford; Zeke Blahy, supervisor, six-year term, Mahoning Township; John Kleintop, supervisor, six-year term, Towamensing Township; and Theresa I. D’Andrea, borough council, four-year term, Weatherly.

Edith Crossin, judge of elections, Jim Thorpe; Marie Klotz, judge of elections, Mahoning Township; Kathleen L. Haldeman, inspector of elections, Mahoning Township; Lorraine Wertman, inspector of elections, Palmerton; Faith A. Beck, judge of elections, East Penn Township; Stacey A. Connell, director, Palmerton Area School District; Shawn J. Hoben, director, Panther Valley School District; George Hollingsworth, judge of elections, Penn Forest Township; Joseph J. O’Gurek, judge of elections, Summit Hill; Barbara Shelton, inspector of elections, Summit Hill; Aurelia DeMatto, inspector of elections, Summit Hill; Dennis J. McGinley Jr., director, Jim Thorpe Area School District; Louise M. Koons, judge of elections, Lower Towamensing Township; Theresa I. D’Andrea, inspector of elections, Weatherly; and Nancy Mulvaney, director, Weatherly Area School District.

Republicans

William G. Schwab, supervisor, six-year term, East Penn Township; Kathy Henderson, tax collector, East Penn Township; Michael J. Sofranko, mayor, Jim Thorpe; Raymond M. Gluck, supervisor, four-year term, Kidder Township; Charles Pollock, constable, Mahoning Township; Salvatore Lizzio, constable, Bowmanstown; Larry D. Skinner, supervisor, six-year term, Lehigh Township; Maxine R. Scherer, tax collector, Lower Towamensing Township; Norman B. Richie, borough council, four-year term, Weatherly; Teresa M. Barna, tax collector, Lehigh Township; Mary Ellen Hines, tax collector, Beaver Meadows; Thomas R. Beltz, supervisor, six-year term, Franklin Township; Michael J. Ballard, borough council, two-year term, Palmerton; Lisa M. Nemeth, tax collector, Palmerton; and Brandon Bell, supervisor, Penn Forest Township.

Karen Lauth, judge of elections, Jim Thorpe; Beverly K. Waibel, inspector of elections, Towamensing Township; Lisa Marie Lauth, inspector of elections, Jim Thorpe; Sandra Putkowski, judge of elections, Mahoning Township; Richard M. Snell, inspector of elections, Palmerton; Lisa Snell Kern, judge of elections, Palmerton; Jo-Ann Hawk, inspector of elections, Mahoning Township; Virginia L. Houser, inspector of elections, Weatherly; Judith Tranguch, inspector of elections, Beaver Meadows; John Tranguch Jr., judge of elections, Beaver Meadows; Norma J. Wiegand, inspector of elections, Kidder Township; Lois J. Hammer, judge of elections, Kidder Township; Stacey A. Connell, director, Palmerton Area School District; Shawn J. Hoben, director, Panther Valley School District; Ruth Sabol, inspector of elections, Weatherly; Dennis J. McGinley Jr., director, Jim Thorpe Area School District; Adell J. Rosick, inspector of elections, Jim Thorpe; Gilbert Walters, inspector of elections, Mahoning Township; Joyce Walters, judge of elections, Mahoning Township; Michael Christman, judge of elections, Towamensing Township; and Nancy Mulvaney, director, Weatherly Area School District.