Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose a new leader
OTTAWA — Conservative party members have begun voting to select their new leader, with mail-in ballots now returning to a depot in Toronto ahead of the official vote count on Saturday.
Here are five things to know about the process.
1. There are 14 names on the ballot — including Kevin O’Leary, who dropped out too late for his name to be removed. The party doesn’t expect many members to still vote for him, but if they do those votes will still be counted.
2) Voting is underway. Members must mail in their ballot by Friday, or can vote in person on Saturday either at the convention location or at one of the polling stations being set up across Canada. The party is opening mailed-in ballots to verify voters also submitted a copy of their ID and a signed declaration form along with their choices. But the votes won’t be actually be counted until Saturday.