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Mexico Electoral Reform Commission Plans October Surveys, Withholds Pollster and Questionnaire Details

The commission is keeping the survey design confidential to gauge public views on electoral changes.

Overview

  • The panel’s chair, Pablo Gómez, said public‑opinion surveys on electoral reform will be fielded in October.
  • Five polling firms have been contracted, but the commission will not reveal the companies, the questions, the methodology or the survey dates.
  • The timing for releasing results has not been set, with an internal decision pending after consultation with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
  • The 11th public hearing drew 14 speakers at the Interior Ministry, including proposals for migrant voting rights and a national electoral‑justice body within the judiciary.
  • The commission has not yet received Sheinbaum’s formal initiative to eliminate legislative fuero.