GETTY•SHUTTERSTOCK There have been reports that EU citizens have received referendum polling cards

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Ukip leader Nigel Farage said reports that people with no British citizenship are apparently on the register to take part in the historic Brexit vote “need looking at” immediately. Fears that the integrity of the vote could be compromised were raised after one Polish man living in Surrey said he was incorrectly registered with the council as a British citizen.

And one journalist revealed he knows of “Germans and Poles” who have also received their polling cards in the post and asked on Twitter if anyone else had heard of any instances. One person then replied: “This happened to a Swedish friend of mine who had a German passport. They were on the electoral roll and voted.”

NC One Polish man revealed he was incorrectly registered as eligible to vote

NC One council was recently criticised for a polling card that showed a pen ticking the Remain box

Another said: “Yes I know someone who is EU citizen (no British passport or PR). He got EU referendum polling card.” The UKpolitics po polsku account tweeted in reply: “We know it happened during last elections, Poles received polling cards not only for local elections but also for Westminster.” And the Vote Leave group in Hounslow, West London, added: “Yes, we have had multiple reports of the same in Hounslow. We didn't believe it at first but it seems true.” The Guido Fawkes political blog published an interview with Polish citizen Jakub Pawlowski, who lives in Kingston, Surrey, and claimed he erroneously received a polling card for the EU referendum. WHO IS ALLOWED TO VOTE?

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I'm getting several emails saying that EU migrants without dual nationality are receiving #EUref polling cards. This needs looking at. — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) May 31, 2016

I know of EU citizens who've received polling cards despite not being allowed to vote. Anyone else? — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) May 31, 2016

This needs looking at Nigel Farage

He said: “I have been living in UK since 2006 but never applied for British citizenship. I recently bought a house and in December 2015, right after completion, filled the form to get registered on electoral roll. “I have selected there that I’m a Polish citizen. I could therefore vote in London mayoral elections this month, however recently I got a polling card for the upcoming referendum on EU membership.” A spokesman for the Electoral Commission told Express.co.uk that officials immediately investigated the report and discovered that the local council had wrongly recorded Mr Pawlowski as a British citizen, adding the data has now been corrected. But the incident has shaken confidence in the integrity of the referendum and tonight Mr Farage added his voice to the clamour for an urgent inquiry to establish the facts.

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The only EU residents living in the UK who are eligible to vote are those who have dual British, Irish, Cypriot and Maltese citizenship. Ukip leader Mr Farage tweeted: “I'm getting several emails saying that EU migrants without dual nationality are receiving #EUref polling cards. This needs looking at.” The Electoral Commission stressed that receiving a polling card does not mean that someone is entitled to vote, adding that stringent checks are carried out at polling stations before anyone is allowed to cast their ballot.