Overview

• Almost 900 federal positions—including all nine Supreme Court seats—and about 1,800 local judges are on the ballot in this first phase, with the remainder slated for 2027.
• Rights group Defensorxs has flagged about 20 candidates with alleged cartel links or corruption concerns and cautions that criminal groups could secure influence through loyal judges.
• The National Electoral Institute is investigating complaints over partisan pamphlets that allegedly urged voters toward specific judicial candidates.
• A Pew Research Center poll found that 66% of Mexicans support the reform as a means to combat judicial corruption and impunity.
• Surveys indicate only half of voters know the election date and complex ballots requiring up to nine separate marks may suppress turnout.