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After David Cameron confirmed that the referendum on Britain leaving the EU will take place on 23 June, Glastonbury has urged festival-goers to arrange a postal vote.
The Prime Minister announced the date of the vote on Saturday (20 February), and many music fans were quick to point out that the referendum date - 23 June - is day two of Glastonbury Festival.
This means that 135,000 people will not be in their home consituencies when the vote takes place. After several people proposed a polling station being set up at the festival itself, the Electoral Commission dismissed the idea, saying it won't be possible "because of legal framework."
They elaborated, "As similar to other elections, each person would have to vote in their local area and if they want to vote in person, they would have to vote at the polling station they have been assigned."
Glastonbury goers will be able to register for postal votes though, and Glastonbury organisers have urged ticket holders to do just that.
It won’t be possible to have an #EUreferendum polling station at Glastonbury 2016. You can register for postal votes https://t.co/N6rF44BKVT
— Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) February 20, 2016
Meanwhile, organisers recently revealed that the second headliner announcement is coming in March, while Emily Eavis let slip that all three headliners are British.
