‘Small army’ on hand to ensure no repeat of 2020 Tory leader vote-counting drama

More than 400,000 votes have already been returned to Conservative Party headquarters for verification ahead of the counting and the leadership result announcement on Sept. 10.

The ballots have poured in to Ottawa and those in the running to be the Conservative Party leader—Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison—await the Sept. 10 unveiling of the votes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

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BY STUART BENSON

September 7, 2022

With the deadline to return Conservative leadership race ballots now passed, the main challenge will be ensuring those hard-fought votes get counted in time for Saturday's coronation—without a repeat of the 2020 snafu. The Conservatives will announce the final tabul...

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