The Liberal party constitution allows the national board to set the rules.
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Candidates must declare their intention to run by Jan. 23 -- and deliver a $350,000 entrance fee that's payable in four installments. The candidate spending limit is $5 million. Eligible voters must be registered Liberals by Jan. 27 -- and this time the party is restricting the vote to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and those with Indian Act status. Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign as leader on Jan. 6. Parliament is prorogued until March 24. The Liberal Party of Canada uses a preferential ballot, combined with a riding-based points system. An equal number of points are assigned to each federal riding. Candidates earn points based on their support in each riding. If no one has 50%-plus-one of the national total, the last-place candidate is eliminated, with those ballots re-assigned to the next preference. The ballots continue until a winner emerges.
