The National Electoral Institute (INE) approved, with six votes in favor and five against, to present a constitutional controversy against two articles of the secondary law that are part of the reform to the Judiciary. These articles allow the head of the electoral body to appoint members of the executive directions and technical units.
The controversy was directed against articles 45 and 48 of the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures, related to the election of judges of the Judiciary of the Federation, and was proposed by councilors such as Dania Ravel, Carla Humphrey, Claudia Zavala, Arturo Castillo, Jaime Rivera, and Martín Faz.
In the words of councilor Arturo Castillo, the constitutional controversy does not oppose the content of the reform to the Judiciary itself, but rather the two articles that modify the structure and distribution of competencies of the INE. Castillo expressed his concern that now one person, instead of requiring the approval of 11 votes, would have the exclusive authority to make these appointments, which could endanger the impartiality of the process.
For her part, the president of the INE, Guadalupe Taddei, indicated that before taking the project to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the controversy should be resolved within the Institute. She assured that the design of the body's competencies is not affected by this controversy.
The president councilor pointed out that although they may not agree with the reform, this does not imply questioning the power of the Legislative Branch as a whole. The controversy arises in a context in which eight of the 11 ministers of the Supreme Court announced their resignation to the High Court.
