Particle.news
Download on the App Store

INE Files Cases Against 21 for Voter Registry Breaches, Flags Risk in Biometric CURP Access

The agency says the biometric CURP law would compel access to sensitive voter records without clear legal or technical controls.

Overview

  • Criminal complaints or dismissals this year target 21 INE employees linked to irregular entries, altered documents and identity usurpation across eight states.
  • In Guanajuato, two officials made 19 irregular system entries, leading to a formal complaint filed with the Electoral Crimes Prosecutor in May.
  • A Sinaloa case found an employee allowed a local candidate to register using altered documents and another person's name despite required identity checks.
  • INE underscores that registry information is legally confidential and covers roughly 100 million Mexicans whose data must be protected.
  • The institute warns the biometric CURP framework lacks defined limits and mechanisms for access and could erode privacy, depress participation and harm electoral legitimacy.