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Mexico Weighs Moving 2027 Judicial Elections to Autumn as Reform Review Targets Flaws

The review follows Tribunal warnings about operational failures in the inaugural popular selection of judges.

Overview

  • Commission chief Pablo Gómez said the panel will study shifting the judicial vote to avoid the June 2027 midterms, with INE councillors proposing October or November.
  • After meeting with Sala Superior magistrates, the commission pledged to correct legal and logistical errors that complicated the first judicial election.
  • Magistrates urged the reform to incorporate TEPJF jurisprudence and to rethink mechanisms such as lottery-based candidacies, three committees with differing criteria, a complex geographic map, and weakened affirmative actions.
  • The agenda includes tightening rules on premature campaign acts and strengthening evidentiary standards in electoral matters.
  • Magistrate Felipe de la Mata pressed to replace a one-size-fits-all four-day impugnation window with differentiated, electronic procedures and more realistic deadlines.