Guadalupe Irízar/Reform Agency
Saturday, December 24, 2022 | 09:07
Mexico City.— In an extraordinary session, the superior chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF) modified yesterday the call issued by the Chamber of Deputies to renew the four vacancies in the National Electoral Institute (INE) as of next April 4.
With a unanimous vote, the magistrates asked that the call include three points: 1. A differentiation of the renewal of the INE presidency and the other three counselors; 2. Guarantee gender equality, which could imply that the INE is headed by a woman, and 3. Reinforce and guarantee the autonomy of the Technical Evaluation Committee.
The Technical Evaluation Committee must be made up of seven members, of which two will be proposed by the CNDH, two by INAI and three by the Chamber of Deputies, although legislators postponed their three appointments due to a lack of consensus.
The sentence approved yesterday by the Court, at the proposal of magistrate Felipe Fuentes, determined to reinforce the autonomy of the Technical Evaluation Committee and adhere to the powers established in the Constitution, for which reason the obligation established in the call to give reports to the Political Coordination Board (Jucopo) of the Chamber of Deputies.
Now, the Committee must act autonomously and only deliver to the Jucopo the lists with the final five of the candidates in dispute – the presidency and three councils.
The session did not specify the term in which the Chamber of Deputies must comply with these requirements, but the original call provides for the registration of applicants for INE positions in January.
“The call grants the Coordination Board an attribution that does not correspond to it, which violates the principle of legality, coupled with the fact that it puts the autonomy and impartiality in the Committee’s actions at risk,” says the sentence approved yesterday.
“Maximum real publicity because everything is wanted to be publicized: applicants, requirements, files, exams, evaluations. And by advertising fairly, the autonomy of the Technical Committee is reinforced because the notices that have to be made to Jucopo are eliminated, ”said magistrate Felipe de la Mata.
