The due date went at midnight (07:00 p.m. EDT), and a large portion of a million people enrolled online on the last day, as indicated by an administration site that gives information on the voter enlistment framework.
However, at 11:35 p.m., the Cabinet Office, the administration office accountable for the issue, tweeted that it knew about an issue with the site, which was because of exceptional request, and was attempting to determine it.
Minutes after the fact, it tweeted a statement of regret to those exp
Very nearly a hour after the official due date, it tweeted that the issue had been altered, without indicating whether any applications got after 12 pm would be legitimate.
Jeremy Corbyn, pioneer of the resistance Labor Party, said on Twitter: "I'm told (the official site) has smashed so individuals can't enlist to vote in favor of #EUreferendum. Provided that this is true, due date must be augmented."
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| Vote leave signs are seen in the window of a shop in Hale northern England, June 7, 2016. |
Asked whether some individuals had been not able register on time, a Cabinet Office representative said: "We attempted to determine situations where individuals attempted to enroll yet were not ready to." She gave no further points of interest."
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; altering by Guy Faulconbridge)
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