Overview
- The Instituto Nacional Electoral formally launched the national 2026–2027 electoral process on Thursday, Sept. 10, and published a calendar that fixes the nationwide voting day for June 6, 2027.
- INE Secretary Executive Claudia Arlett Espino presented an irrevocable resignation for health reasons and INE President Guadalupe Taddei Zavala designated Roberto Carlos Félix López as acting Executive Secretary to ensure continuity.
- The INE projects 20,109 public offices will be contested, expects a voter roll above 102 million and plans roughly 176,741 polling stations to serve the nationwide election.
- State and local authorities are beginning formal rollouts, with the State of Mexico issuing its convocation and the IEEM set to kick off activities on Monday, Sept. 14, where it will deploy a digital system for candidacy registration and extend the filing period from 15 to 30 days.
- Electoral officials and lawmakers are urging transparency, voter promotion and protection from criminal influence, and the INE has stressed close coordination with local institutes on logistics such as voter lists, casilla placement and candidate registration timetables.