Overview
- The Sala Superior voted 3–2 to revoke INE sanctions, with Mónica Soto, Felipe Fuentes Barrera and Felipe de la Mata Pizaña in the majority and Reyes Rodríguez Mondragón and Janine Otálora dissenting.
- The decision erases roughly 6.3 million pesos in fines that INE had assessed across about 188 candidacies, including nine Supreme Court ministers and five Judicial Discipline Tribunal magistrates.
- INE had documented 336 printed guides and six websites featuring candidate names, colors and ballot numbers, but the court said this did not establish use by voters or a measurable benefit.
- The majority found no solid legal basis to attribute responsibility or unreported support to listed candidates and declined to order a deeper INE investigation into the guides’ origin or financing.
- Otálora urged a more exhaustive probe and Rodríguez argued the materials conferred a verifiable advantage, while two magistrates abstained after being named in the guides.