In an extraordinary session, the United Commissions of Constitutional Points and Citizen Initiatives and Administration and Prosecution of Justice of the Capital Congress, approved the opinion that reforms various provisions of the Political Constitution of Mexico City, regarding reform of the Judiciary.
As part of the legislative adjustments to align the local Constitution with the judicial reforms at the federal level, it is established to Electoral Institute of Mexico City (IECM) as in charge of organizing the election of judges and magistrates in the country’s capital.
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Other proposals to the Judiciary
For their part, the United Commissions on Political-Electoral Affairs and Administration and Justice Prosecution of the local Congress approved the opinion that reforms, adds and repeals various provisions of the Code of Electoral Institutions and Procedures and the Electoral Procedure Law.
The precepts of the so-called “3 of 3 Law” against gender violence were included in the proposal, in order to prevent people with a history of violence from accessing elected positions.
In addition, requirements, rules and procedures are integrated to be magistrates and judges, as well as to hold councilor positions.
Among the changes, it is established that candidates must present their assets declaration in the terms determined by the National Electoral Institute (INE), not be registered in the National Registry of Food Obligations, the Registry of Current Sexual Offenders, Registry of Persons Sanctioned in matter of political violence against women based on gender and not having been convicted of the crime of family violence or in any of its modalities.
In addition, it is established that during these electoral processes, political parties and non-party candidates will not have representatives, nor will they be part of the commissions that deal with issues of popularly elected positions of the Judiciary from Mexico City.