Chihuahua senator criticizes Supreme Court election ruling

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Chihuahua senator criticizes Supreme Court election ruling

Mexico’s Supreme Court invalidated several Chihuahua electoral-law provisions involving sanctions for candidates linked to alleged criminal interference, prompting criticism from Sen. Mario Vázquez Robles. According to El Heraldo de Chihuahua, the ruling struck provisions addressing violence, intimidation, threats, financing, pressure, manipulation and undue influence in electoral processes, while also finding that the state Congress had failed to align local law with the federal Constitution on foreign interference.

Vázquez, a member of the National Action Party, said the decision removes tools intended to prevent organized-crime groups from influencing candidates or election results. He argued that the ruling could affect the conditions surrounding Chihuahua’s 2027 elections and questioned why Morena challenged a reform designed to “shield” the vote from criminal intervention.

The senator connected his criticism to Morena’s preparations for the 2027 governor’s race and said the issue should be considered beyond the ruling’s legal reasoning. El Heraldo reported that the Supreme Court did not eliminate every election-related crime provision: the court also upheld rules allowing an election to be annulled when permanent or systematic criminal activity is proven to have influenced the process, under conditions set by the court. Vázquez said Chihuahua families, rather than criminal groups or political structures, should decide who governs the state. The source article is available at https://oem.com.mx/elheraldodechihuahua/local/scjn-invalida-sanciones-de-reforma-electoral-de-chihuahua-vinculadas-al-crimen-organizado-32359119.