Absentee ballot deadline nears
SCRANTON - Tuesday is the last day to apply for an absentee ballot for the May 21 primary election, Lackawanna County Director of Elections Marion Medalis said.
The Department of Elections office at 2400 Stafford Ave. will be open Monday until 4 p.m. and Tuesday until 5 p.m. to accept applications, she said.
The deadline for the department to receive completed absentee ballots is Friday at 5 p.m., and the office will remain open until 5 p.m. that day, Mrs. Medalis said. The office opens each day at 9 a.m.