1, 800 police officers will track Sunday’s national election in Chihuahua, as legal groups have effected murder in other states
A total of 78, 911 had cast votes through a secure website as of Wednesday and another 37, 376 had sent their ballot via their country of residence’s postal service, according to Arturo Castillo, board member of the National Elections Institute ( INE).
In contrast, 98, 470 voted for president in 2018 from abroad and 40, 714 cast votes in 2012, INE data shows.
Castillo reported to Hispanic advertising that this is the first time INE has allowed Mexicans to use electronic voting, which has increased voter turnout, particularly in the last week. Online ballot continues through June 2.
In addition to the net- based and email- in votes, Mexicans living in Paris, Madrid and Montreal, as well as in 20 U. S. cities including Houston and Dallas will be able to ballot in person at Hispanic consulates on Sunday. Here are the lists.
The June 2 national election is likely to develop Mexico’s first female president, political observers tell Border Report. A pair of three-party partnerships are running against each other. A second presidential candidate, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, was polling simply around 11 percent, according to a poll last year.
On October 1, the champion may take the place of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Social activities marred by assault
Mexico’s election pattern has been one of the most aggressive this year. From January 1 through May 28, the Mexico City-based volunteer Data Civica documented the murder of 26 Mexican prospects for public office. A day later, an opposition gubernatorial candidate was killed at a campaign rally in Coyuca, Guerrero.
The organization attributed the crime to organized crime trying to impose democratic rule in some areas through intimidation in a statement titled” Voting Amid Bullets.”
Claudia Humphreys, a board member for the INE, reported this week that 521 applicants for Mexican department had contacted police for protection. ” I regret the state of the country’s crime in some says, towns, and regions. At a board meeting of the INE this month, she said,” It is obvious that this academy has taken activity.”
On Sunday, police will be out in power in Juarez and beer sales may be prohibited that day.
According to Chihuahua Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya,” We have a joint operation with local government and the National Guard to ensure this political process is quiet.” ” We will have 1, 800 state police officers on the streets, plus municipal and federal ( officers ) throughout the state”.
All accessible state security devices, according to Loya, will be monitored on Sunday, and authorities will surround structures where vote are being tallied.
The state police chief expressed confidence that there wo n’t be any election-related violence in Juarez or Chihuahua. In other states, organized criminal organizations have threatened, carried out attacks, prevented the distribution of election-related elements, or established counties.
Chihuahua has seen no like “red flags”, Loya said.
