for thora g.'s in madrid have been using a variety of measures to try and obstruct the vote. in washington are the blow has been struck to the illegal referendum the technology and telematics center of the catalan government has been blocked. this is to avoid the use of telematic voting or vote recounting euler a quaint little. pro independence leaders hoping for a strong turnout in response. due to the conditions put in place by the spanish government the siege put in place by the spanish government it will be a resoundingly success if a million people participate in the face of the spanish government's belligerence soprano. as night fell the young and old occupied polling stations to prevent the spanish government shutting them down. we are trying to express our rights and spain forbids us to vote. so we're here to be able to vote. local police were under orders to clear them out but many settled in for a pre-dawn confrontation. on camping mats in corridors an uneasy sleep punctuated by dreams of independence. correspondent pablo farley ileus is in barcelona and now joins u