In an ordinary session of the Local Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) in Tlaxcala, the electoral councilors, as well as the executive structure, reported the progress made so far in the organization of the Concurrent Electoral Process (PEC) 2023-2024.
At the INE headquarters in the state, the President of the Association, J. Jesús Lule Ortega, publicly recognized the officials of the Citizen Assistance Modules and the staff of the Federal Voter Registry of the Institute in the entity, for their commitment shown before, during and following the closing of the Annual Intense Campaign (CAI) which, in Tlaxcala, had copious citizen attendance.
“Make clear the recognition of those who were there not only on the 22nd, but for many weeks prior, intensely attending to the citizens who came to the modules to carry out the procedures,” he remarked.
More than 30 thousand procedures were carried out in the CAI
For its part, in the respective report, the Voter’s Office of the Federal Voter Registry reported on the completion of individual requests for registration or updating of the Electoral Registry or of the Voting Credential of 30,501 procedures in the Citizen Service Modules (MAC). ) during the Annual Intense Campaign (CAI) 2023, among which the 13,465 replacement requests made due to loss, theft or serious deterioration stand out.
This management is followed by the change of address, with 6,603 requests; then the registration to the Electoral Registry, which reached 4,925 requests, and then the replacement of credentials with 2,764.
In addition, the report specifies that, as of January 15, 2024, 9,533 young Mexicans who will turn 18 between September 1, 2023 and until the day of the elections, completed a registration process for the Electoral Registry; Of these, six thousand 995 will come of age between September 1, 2023 and January 22, 2024; Meanwhile, another 2,535 will do so between January 23 and June 2 of this year.
19 requests have been received to observe the process
Prior to the unanimous approval of three new accreditations as electoral observers, the Electoral Organization Committee reported so far the presentation of 19 applications in the state, nine of these in the Local Executive Board; another five in District Board 01; four in District Board 02 and one more in District Board 03.
Of the total, the report indicates, nine are female and 10 are male; In addition, 18 are for national observation and one from abroad, of which 10 were requested for the observation of Voting in Preventive Detention and 13 interested in Early Voting.
As of the date of the report, only one application had been declined and the rest are progressing through the required stages for accreditation.
The Electoral Training and Civic Education Office reported the progress of the recruitment, selection and hiring process of the Electoral Supervisors (SE) and Electoral Trainers-Assistants (CAE) and their progress in the districts, which highlights the broad response of applicants to fill the vacancies, which obtained a record of 2,178 applicants, of which 1,351 concluded this stage.
The report also reveals that a total of 994 candidates took the exam, of which 545 were women and 446 men. In addition, it adds that 631 SE aspiring people were interviewed and another 775 CAE candidates also went through this phase. As a result, 71 people were hired as SE and 428 as CAE, who are currently being instructed in the first stage regarding their responsibilities in the performance of their duties.
The President of the INE reported on the various coordination actions carried out with the Tlaxcalteca Institute of Elections (ITE) and state government agencies as part of the preparation of the elections; Meanwhile, previously, the presidencies of the Local Council Commissions did the same within the scope of their powers; the same as, in the final stage of the session, the Secretary of the Council, on the agreements and resolutions of the General Council of the INE.