Overview
- The Sala Superior of the Tribunal Electoral (TEPJF) unanimously rejected México Tiene Vida's appeal and confirmed the INE's administrative resolution and sanctions.
- The INE had identified 3,062 simulated affiliation records and 2,622 records based on photocopies, and the tribunal left in place fines of 346,434.68 pesos for simulated records and 98,884.36 pesos for photocopy-based records.
- The court accepted the INE's finding that simulated records used images taken from screens or devices to fake in-person authentication, a practice the INE's mobile-app instructive forbids.
- México Tiene Vida had argued that 74 specific records were misclassified and that the authority misread its economic capacity, but the tribunal found the INE's classification and proportionality analysis sound after the agency's review of the group's bank statements and reported income.
- By citing prior rulings on mobile-capture authenticity, the TEPJF reinforced a legal standard for digital verification that could tighten oversight of future party-formation drives and leave civic groups facing clearer proof requirements and financial exposure.