The Electoral Commission welcomed the move, saying that ”no one should miss out on voting in this historic referendum” due to technical glitches.

Opinion polls suggest the result of what is a tight race could come down how many young people vote. Younger voters are more inclined to favor remaining in the EU. Notably, 302,000 of yesterday’s registrants were under the age of 35.

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