Overview
- The INE’s Organization Commission reviewed an initial working document on electronic and internet voting that councillor Dania Ravel criticized as unfinished and lacking concrete proposals.
- Party representatives from PRI, Morena and Movimiento Ciudadano opposed deploying internet voting in upcoming national territory elections, citing absent risk studies and threats to electoral certainty and observation.
- The tribunal’s 2024 order directs the INE to study internet voting for people with disabilities and primary caregivers, shaping a narrow initial scope focused on accessibility.
- Under the current legal framework the INE can only run controlled pilots, with workstreams centered on expanding remote voting for Mexicans abroad and testing in‑person electronic ballot boxes for early voting.
- Representatives said a pilot in Coahuila’s next election is infeasible given timelines, while the INE pursues an 11‑year strategy through 2036 that could be accelerated only if Congress mandates adoption.