Short timelines, mail-in voting coming for Tory nominations in unheld ridings, say top Conservative sources

Conservatives sources expect the party will allow members to vote by mail in nomination contests for the next election.

Erin O'Toole, pictured with Conservative MP James Bezan, won the Conservative Party's leadership last month. Now, the Conservatives are making preparations for the nomination process for 217 unheld ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

September 7, 2020

Conservative sources are predicting "compressed timelines and mail-in ballots" for the party's pre-election nomination contests in the 217 ridings not held by Conservative incumbents, amid ongoing speculation that an election could come this fall or next spring. The Conservative Party’s communica...

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