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Voters, elected officials and candidates in Berks county experienced problems during Tuesday’s primary election.

Berks, Chester and Montgomery counites. with the help of Amtrak, hope to restore passenger train service connecting Reading, Phoenixville, Pottstown, and Philadelphia.

The long-time lawmaker’s coverage area was significantly changed to be more Democrat and diverse.

Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties are taking the first steps toward bringing back passenger rail line to Philadelphia.

The inefficiency was caused by state lawmakers who chose to distribute most of the money by population rather than the actual number of renters in each county.

Only a handful of bilingual ballots that came with incorrect voting instructions were sent in late by voters but the damage could be more than late ballots, voter advocates say.

The county does not have the power to extend the deadline, so groups are asking election officials to hold on to late ballots for a future investigation.

Algunos grupos han acusado al condado de privar potencialmente a los votantes latinos de sus derechos.