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 May 27.
Here are five things to know about the process.
1) There are 14 names on the ballot — including Kevin O’Leary, as he dropped out too late to be taken off. 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 their ballots by May 26, or they can vote in person on May 27 either at the convention location or one of the polling stations being set up nationwide. Beginning May 15, the party will begin opening the mail ballots they’ve received to verify voters also submitted the required copy of their identification and a signed declaration form. But the actual votes won’t be counted until May 27.