Carbon County is reminding residents who applied for mail-in ballots that they should be seeing them in their mailboxes shortly.

On Thursday, Commissioners’ Chairman Wayne Nothstein said that the elections office mailed 2,554 mail-in ballots and 200 absentee ballots have been mailed out.

He said that if voters who applied for these two types of ballots do not receive them in a week, they should call the elections office.

The 2022 primary election is May 17 in Pennsylvania.

Important dates to remember are:

• May 2: last day to register before the primary.

• May 10: Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot.

• May 17: Last day for the county boards of elections to receive voted mail-in and civilian absentee ballots. These must be received in the Carbon County office, located at 44 Susquehanna St., Jim Thorpe, by 8 p.m.

• May 24: Last day for elections offices to received completed military and overseas absentee ballots. These must be postmarked by 11:59 p.m. on May 16 to be counted.

The elections bureau also reminds residents that there is no drop box for the upcoming election.

Ballots can either be mailed or dropped off at the elections office during business hours at their new location on Susquehanna Street.

For questions, call the elections office at 570-325-4801.