Mexico

Mexico: Explaining the Credibility Gap in Mexico’s 2006 Presidential Election, Despite Strong (Albeit Perfectable) Electoral Institutions (2006)

While none of the vote-annulling claims made by Mexico presidential election loser Andrés Manuel López Obrador were backed by reliable evidence, he raised questions about the election’s credibility. This article, written by Todd A. Eisenstadt and Alejandro Poiré, claims that while part of the explanation lies in López Obrador’s ability to frame the election within Mexico’s now-defunct tradition of fraudulent elections, obstacles to full electoral transparency in Mexico do remain, and of a sufficient magnitude to justify further electoral reforms according to the authors.

Materiales

 

Electoral Law (2006)

Federal Code of Institutions and Electoral Procedures (Código Federal de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales).

México: Código Federal de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales (2007 - DEROGADO)

Ley electoral federal en México hasta 2013

México: Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (2012) — Desactualizada

Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos [Political Constitution of the United Mexican States]

México: Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (reforma 2013-2014) — Desactualizada

Constitución política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (reforma publicada en febrero de 2014) / Constitution of the United Mexican States (amended to February 2014 - in Spanish) www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/1.pdf

México: Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales (2014) — Desactualizada

Mexico's Electoral Law

México: Ley General de Partidos Políticos (2014) — Desactualizada

Mexico's Law of Political Parties

México: Ley Federal de Consulta Popular (2014) — Desactualizada

Referendum Law.

Mexico: Agreement CG300 / 2015

Agreement of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute

México: About FEPADE (2015)

This document provides brief information on the Specialised Prosecutor for the Attention of Electoral Crimes (FEPADE)

Mexico: Agreement CG238 2015

Agreement of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute establishing the guidelines, and the scientific criteria that must be submitted no later than May 30, 2015, by individuals or companies who intend to organize and carry out surveys and / or Quick Counts Election Day to Day June 7, 2015.

México: Reglamento de elecciones (2017) — Desactualizado

 

Electoral Observation Reports

 

Mexico: Video about the activities of International Observers (2021)

This video —produced by the National Electoral Institute of Mexico— provides information about the activities international electoral observers (denominated "Foreign Visitors" by Mexico's legislation) are enabled, or not, to carry out

Mexico: Video about electoral crimes (2021)

This video —produced by the National Electoral Institute of Mexico— provides information about how to report electoral crimes

Mexico: International comparative study on Electoral Inclusion, INE (2022)

This comparative study assesses the progress made on electoral inclusion in Latin America from a comparative perspective, and is enriched with some representative cases from other regions of the world. The intention of this study is to provide all interested audiences with a more or less rigorous and representative compendium of some of the legal provisions and, if applicable, institutional programs that have been implemented to promote or facilitate the exercise of the fundamental political rights of some groups or social collectives that —for various historical, legal-institutional, political, socio-cultural or simply administrative reasons— have not had (or do not usually have) the necessary guarantees, opportunities or facilities for their full exercise.

Mexico: Relevant aspects of the 2017–2018 Electoral Process, INE (2018)

Information material prepared by the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) for the Foreign Visitors (international observers) on Mexico's electoral system for the 2018's elections

México: Glosario contra la desinformación, INE (2022)

El Glosario contra la desinformación ofrece una lista de términos ordenados alfabéticamente (para su fácil consulta) y desarrollados a partir del contenido de obras especializadas. Cada una de las acepciones incluye también términos relacionados que pueden consultarse en el mismo glosario. Se ofrecen, además, referencias de libros, artículos de revistas y sitios en internet especializados en los temas, que permitirán profundizar en los términos.

Mexico: Report on the Impact of the Electoral Reform, INE (2023)

'This Report seeks to provide the members of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE), and the whole citizenry, with an orderly and clear assessment of the main guidelines on the amendments and the likely judicial and operational consequences of their implementation. In sum, it is intended to be a text that can offer its readers a crucial input (from the standpoint of those who manage the elections and who have technical and executive electoral experience) to fully understand the breadth of the legal electoral reform. This document is fundamentally built with the information provided by the core technical and executive departments of the National Electoral Institute, as well as from its decentralised bodies.'

Mexico: Overview of the Mexican Electoral Regime and the 2021 Concurrent Federal and Local Elections (2021)

Information material prepared by the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) for the Foreign Visitors (international observers) on Mexico's electoral system for the 2021's elections

México: Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (2024)

Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, actualizada al 24 de enero de 2024 / Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, amended to 24 January 2024

México: Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales (2024)

Ley electoral de México, con reformas al 24 de noviembre de 2023 / Mexico's Electoral Law (amended to 24 November 2023)

México: Ley General de Partidos Políticos (2024)

Ley sobre partidos políticos, con reformas al 24 de noviembre de 2023 / Mexico's Law on Political Parties (amended to 24 November 2024)

México: Ley Federal de Consulta Popular (2024)

Ley que rige los instrumentos de democracia directa, con reformas al 19 de mayo de 2021 / Mexico's law on direct democracy mechanisms (amended to 19 May 2021)

México: Reglamento de elecciones (2024)

Texto del reglamento con modificaciones al 8 de septiembre de 2023 / Mexico's Election Regulations (amended to 8 September 2023)

México: Lineamientos para la actualización del marco geográfico electoral (2019)

En este documento se define cómo es que el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) actualiza la cartografía electoral en México. / This document establishes how Mexico's electoral cartography is updated by the national electoral management body.

México: Criterios y reglas operativas para la distritación nacional 2021–2023

Este documento lista y describe los 8 criterios utilizados en México para establecer los límites de los distritos electorales. / This document lists and describes the 8 criteria used in Mexico to draw the electoral boundaries.

México: Los 8 criterios para la distritación electoral (2021)

Cápsula de INE Radio que describe cuáles son los criterios considerados para la delimitación de los distritos electorales en México. / INE's Radio information capsule on the criteria used in Mexico to draw electoral boundaries.

México: Régimen Electoral Mexicano (2024)

Publicación del Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) para brindar información sucinta y relevante a los visitantes extranjeros (observadores internacionales) acerca del sistema electoral de México en ocasión de las elecciones federales y locales concurrentes 2024

Mexico: Mexican Electoral Regime (2024)

Information material prepared by Mexico's National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, INE) for the Foreign Visitors (international observers) about the country's electoral system for the 2024's elections