Dimensión del Voto en el Extranjero, en la Esfera Local de México

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En México, es el momento de que el Instituto Federal Electoral adopte nuevos mecanismos que le permitan mejorar su eficacia y abatir costos, consecuencia de las lagunas legislativas, el paralelismo de funciones, y el traslape de competencias, con relación.

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[...] Article 36 reformed, and in a transitory article it settled down that that right could only be exerted for the presidential election, in the terms that established the Federal Code of Institutions and Electoral Procedure (COFIPE); and the form of its exercise and modalities, subordinating them to the previous existence of the Citizen National Registry and the expedition of the Identity card. The vote foreigner in the Local sphere The implications of the subject of the vote of the Mexicans abroad in the local scope, cannot in the same way be treated that in other countries, like the United States or Canada, to where the organization of the federal elections falls to the local authorities, in which its participation in the logistic organization and in the process of voting of its citizens been outside its country, is fundamental to guarantee the certainty and the transparency of the electoral process that treats. [...]

[...] Respect of local elections, between the subjects that we must consider to make the adjustments to the state and federal legislation to allow to citizens of the states to vote abroad, is the respect at the beginning of fairness, which implies to guarantee the exercise of right to the vote of the mexiquenses in any place of the country; as well as the security mechanisms that assure the principle transparency and certainty in the election procedure; and the without I tie of voters abroad of the decisions of the representatives who they choose, when being outside the scope of his application. Although we agree that allows the vote of the Mexicans abroad, we considered that high-priority subjects of the national political agenda exist, like lowering index of non-participation in the elections, by means of application of resources to foment a new policy culture that derives in greater participation citizen; now like redefining the figure of representation popular in México, under a predominantly local criteria. [...]

[...] Dimensión del Voto en el Extranjero, en la Esfera Local de México. Antecedentes. El proceso de reforma que se ha desplegado en los últimos años presenta varios rasgos novedosos y relevantes. [...]

[...] Considerando la naturaleza de la elección local, se puede argumentar que las decisiones de los representantes o gobiernos locales, no tienen un impacto fuera del ámbito local o regional, por lo tanto los mexicanos en el extranjero, en virtud de la extraterritorialidad, estarían votando por un gobierno del cual sus decisiones no le afectan, y no por aquel que decide en el ámbito donde se desenvuelve. La respuesta sistemática de los candidatos y partidos políticos de cuestionar la legalidad del proceso cuando los resultados les son adversos, obligaría a buscar los mecanismos de seguridad que aseguren el principio de transparencia y certeza en el proceso electoral, de lo contrario se corre el riesgo de deslegitimar el triunfo de los candidatos ganadores, bajo el argumento de manipuleo en los votos provenientes de electores fuera del territorio estatal. [...]

[...] Respect to the local elections, we can establish that legal impediment does not exist so that the Mexican citizens who reside in the outside can to exert its right of vote; nevertheless he is advisable to review the state legislations, for the effect to accredit the figure established in fraction III of article 36 of the Federal Constitution In effect, the technical viability exists so that the Mexicans can support in the foreigner for elections of city councils and local deputies, transferring its approval to the political scope, for effects to carry out adjustments to the local electoral legislation. [...]