Mexico - January 2025

On 15 January, the Federal Judiciary’s Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) upheld the National Electoral Institute’s (INE) decision to exclude Mexicans living abroad from this year’s first ever judicial elections in the country (to take place in June). Although the TEPJF rejected INE’s argument that it was prevented from including migrants in the absence of specific legislation that expressly recognized their rights to vote in judicial elections, it upheld INE’s decision on other grounds. The TEPJF recognized the right of Mexican migrants to vote for members of the Supreme Court, the TEPJF and of the Tribunal of Judicial Discipline, however it reasoned that it is materially impossible to guarantee such rights for the upcoming elections. It decided that the short time-frame to organize these elections, along with the limited budget and resources, would prevent the electoral management body from implementing any modality for voting from abroad. 

Sources: TEPJF, La Jornada, Proceso, Milenio, International IDEA