UK watchdog asks for extension to EU referendum registration deadline

By Kylie MacLellan and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's electoral watchdog called on the government on Wednesday to consider extending the voter registration period for a June 23 referendum on EU membership after a key website crashed shortly before the deadline. More than a million potential voters have applied to register online over the last week, half of them on the final day, according to a government website providing data on the registration system. Less than half an hour befo