Incidents on Election Day in Puebla

In Puebla, acts of vandalism and the burning of ballots were reported during the election day, although the outcome was positive and without fatalities.


Incidents on Election Day in Puebla

In the auxiliary board of La Resurrección, located in the municipality of Puebla, there has been reports of burning electoral ballots. Samuel Aguilar Pala, Secretary of the Interior of Puebla, emphasized that despite some isolated incidents, the overall balance of the electoral day was positive.

During the electoral day, 17 auxiliary boards had to suspend their processes, which will be rescheduled according to the provisions of the Municipal Organic Law. In the municipality of San Felipe Hueyotlipan, a municipal police patrol was vandalized. In San Pedro Cholula, minor altercations between groups were reported, with no serious consequences.

Samuel Aguilar Pala mentioned: "The final balance of the day was positive, no deaths were reported, and the incidents were considered normal within the electoral context." Despite the incidents, citizen participation in the plebiscites was high and proceeded normally.

Of the 659 auxiliary boards in the state, 17 will reschedule their voting due to the reported incidents. The affected municipalities include Honey, Chiconcuautla, Cuyuaco, Cañada Morelos, Puebla capital (San Miguel Canoa and San Sebastián de Aparicio), San Pedro Cholula, San Martín Texmelucan, Tlahuapan, San Salvador El Verde, Chichihuacán, and Huejotzingo.

Despite the isolated incidents, the Secretary of the Interior assured that the electoral day took place without major complications in general and that the reported events did not significantly affect the electoral process in the state.