Overview
- Justices held that adding candidate images to local ballots is constitutional and not electoral propaganda because a photograph is a value‑neutral identifier.
- The decision passed 5–4, with votes in favor from Giovanni Figueroa Mejía, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, Yasmín Esquivel Mossa, Loretta Ortiz Ahlf and Arístides Guerrero García, and dissents from Irving Espinosa Betanzo, María Estela Ríos González, Sara Irene Herrerías Guerra and Lenia Batres Guadarrama.
- The Court invalidated use of ‘votación total emitida’ for proportional representation calculations and directed the use of ‘votación depurada,’ excluding null votes and votes for unregistered or deregistered parties.
- Photographic ballots will not apply to Coahuila’s 2026 legislative vote, with first use expected in 2027 municipal elections and in the 2029 gubernatorial race.
- Dissenting ministers warned of risks to equity and a shift away from party platforms, as the ruling resolves challenges by Morena, PT and Movimiento Ciudadano to the July 2025 reforms and could guide other states considering similar designs.