On Sunday, June 1, a historic election will take place in which citizens will elect judges, magistrates, and ministers for the first time. The National Electoral Institute (INE) has outlined the steps that voters should follow to cast their ballot. At the federal level, voters will decide who will occupy the vacant magistracies of the Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal, as well as the members of the Judicial Discipline Tribunal.
Once the polling station opens, the president will ask voters to show their right thumb and voter ID card in order to verify their identity. Polling officials will ensure that voters are on the Voter Nominal List; otherwise, the list resulting from the Electoral Tribunal's resolutions will be checked. Subsequently, the secretary will mark the 'VOTED' stamp on the nominal list below the voter's name.
Then, the voter must go to the scrutineer, who will provide the ballots to elect each position. On these ballots, voters will mark their options. Indelible ink will be applied to the voter's right thumb and the voter ID card will be marked.
In the case of local elections in Veracruz and Durango, the IDs may already be marked, so the indelible ink will be applied to the left thumb. The scrutineer will guide voters to the special booths and show them the ballot box to deposit the six ballots for the judicial election, as well as the ballots for the positions to be elected at the local level.
The scrutineer will be strategically located at the polling station to assist citizens with the booths and the voting ballot box. Access to the polling station will be facilitated for people with disabilities.
