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More Than 3,000 EU Citizens Given Vote In Brexit Referendum

Thousands of EU citizens who are not eligible to vote in Britain’s referendum have mistakenly received polling cards and postal votes, the election regulator said Friday. The Electoral Commission said that so far, it had found 3,462 ineligible electors had been affected but that none of their votes would be counted even if submitted. The commission said the error was down to software used by some local authorities in England and Wales. Six local authorities were yet to report back, meaning the total figure could be higher, the regulator said. “The software provider has resolved the issue which means that,… View Article