Today, on the second day of the PC Leadership Convention, the taped-shut boxes will be opened in the Hilton Suites in Markham, where the ballots will be tallied and one of the four leadership candidates will begin preparing the PC Party for the 2011 election.

Transporting the ballot boxes is new in this election, said PC Party president Ken Zeise.

“Last time, trying to maintain communication with 107 ridings was difficult,” Mr. Zeise said.

Party members voted either on Thursday or this past Sunday, using a preferential ballot where they were asked to rank their top three candidates in order. A candidate needs more than 50% to win. If no candidate wins on first-place ballots, the candidate with the fewest first-place ballots will be dropped, and counters will move to second-choice selections and then to the third choice, if needed.

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