EU referendum: registration to vote deadline extended

Voter registration deadline extended for EU referendum after government website collapses

The deadline to register to vote in the referendum has been extended after thousands of people were reportedly prevented from registering before the original deadline, when the government website crashed yesterday.

The government has now published emergency legislation to allow people to register until 23:59 BST today, Thursday 9 June.

UNISON is urging its members to vote to remain in the EU.

It takes just 5 mins to register online here.

Find out why UNISON believes its members should vote to remain in the EU.