The use of provisional ballots has risen in recent elections, as has the number of ballots rejected because of issues with the outer envelope.

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified the results Monday after county officials confirmed the accuracy of their reported results.

The PA county has continued to experience election administration errors, raising questions about whether it has moved beyond the high-profile mistakes of its past.

A date has been set for a special election to replace state Rep. Josh Siegel, who won election in November to become the next Lehigh County executive.

A lawsuit by independent voters including commentator Michael Smerconish is seeking to end Pennsylvania’s closed primary election system, which prohibits them from participating.

Closed primaries keep more than 500,000 Pennsylvanians from voting, but one group argues they especially disenfranchise veterans. For 88 years, the state’s election laws have required voters to register with a political party in order to vote in primary elections.