Malfunctioning Machines Force Delay of Conservative Leadership Results

Lisa Raitt, co-chair of the Conservative leadership race, speaks during a live television broadcast to provide an update on the timing of the announcement for the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, as the party experiences issues with ballot counting, in Ottawa on Aug. 23, 2020. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

OTTAWA—A by-the-minute plan to reveal the new Conservative party leader found itself delayed by hours Sunday as technical problems counting the ballots forced the postponement of the results.

Upwards of 175,000 ballots were cast in the contest by the Friday deadline.