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<p>The EU referendum will be overseen by the Chief Counting Officer, chair of the
Electoral Commission, who is responsible for making sure the referendum is held in
accordance with the legislation governing the conduct of the poll. The Electoral Commission
has issued a statement setting out the actions that have been taken to address an
issue with elections software used by a number of local authorities in England and
Wales that meant that some non-eligible EU citizens had mistakenly received poll cards
and, in some instances, postal votes. The Commission explains that the software provider
has resolved the issue and none of the affected electors will be shown as eligible
on the electoral registers to be used at polling stations on the 23 June. Any incorrectly
issued postal votes will be cancelled.</p>
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