The Senate of Mexico has established a judicial election process to cover 56 local electoral magistracies in 30 entities of the country. It is expected that the magistrates will be elected by two-thirds of the Senate. Some states, such as Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sinaloa, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz, have only one vacancy and will have local judicial elections. In contrast, Mexico City has four vacancies, while the State of Mexico and Michoacán have three. Zacatecas and Tamaulipas are the only entities without magistracies to be filled, although they will also participate in the local judicial election.
Registration to participate in this contest will conclude next Thursday, according to what was determined by the call approved by the Senate last week. Interested parties must meet the legal requirements, including one year of residence in the respective entity and not having been a candidate for any elected position in the last four years. Additionally, an essay on topics related to auditing procedures, penalties, and citizen participation in the electoral competition must be submitted.
Once the registrations have been reviewed, the Political Coordination Board will send the profiles to the Justice Commission from March 14 to 18. Subsequently, from March 20 to 26, this commission will hold public hearings for the candidates and, no later than March 27, must generate a report that will be sent back to the Political Coordination Board, which in turn must present it to the Board of Directors for approval before March 31. It is important to note that Jalisco also has three vacancies available, while other entities such as Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tabasco, and Yucatán each have two vacancies.
