The National Electoral Institute (INE) announced that due to the relevance of the 2024-2025 electoral process, special guidelines have been issued. "Yes, the first information has been published and is being published regarding the updates due to the requests we are sending to the Senate," admitted an INE representative.
In the context of this electoral process, the urgency that is being presented was highlighted, being aware of the importance of the events that are developing. On Sunday night, the second lists sent by the Senate were made public after correcting the inconsistencies pointed out by the INE in the first ones, sent on February 12.
The election for the Judicial Branch of Mexico will take place in just under four months, renewing nearly 1,000 judicial positions. On June 1, 2025, the voting will be held to renew 386 judge positions and 464 magistracies, including the SCJN, which will be reduced from 11 to 9 members.
The INE admitted errors in the lists of more than 4,000 candidates sent by the Senate for the elections on June 1. Despite this, it was exempted from correcting them and determined that the corrected lists be published in the Official Journal of the Federation within 48 hours before the deadline to send the ballots for printing on February 20.
Following the publication of the corrected lists, errors such as repeated names and judicial workers who withdrew from the race have been detected. Despite this, the INE has reported that out of the total of 4,224 candidates initially counted, there are now 4,221. Additionally, the Senate evaluation committee has been urged to rectify the gaps in contact and identification data for all candidacies.
The public listings will only show the name of the candidate, the state authority that nominates them, the position they are running for, and their gender. Given the magnitude of the ballot printing planned for this year, electoral council members have urged transparency and effectiveness in the lists ahead of the start of the campaigns on March 30.
