Overview
- Gilberto Bátiz, president of Mexico’s electoral court (TEPJF), called for alternative dispute‑resolution tools to be written into the forthcoming electoral reform to curb costs driven by high litigation.
- Speaking at a UNICH event in Chiapas on January 19, he said a reform initiative could be sent to Congress in days or weeks and framed his proposal as timely input to that draft.
- He cited mediation, conciliation and facilitation as ways to open institutional dialogue, avoid unnecessary judicialization and generate savings down to basic materials like paper.
- Bátiz tied the push to a broader goal of making elections more economical by improving the efficiency of how authorities deploy resources.
- Magistrate Felipe Fuentes Barrera said the TEPJF’s Sala Superior continues to function with six members despite vacancies, and Bátiz noted a conflict‑management secretariat is being developed to support this approach.