Five Premises Around IFE’s Metamorphosis as the National Electoral Regulatory Body

This article seeks to explain, through five premises, the major transformations of the Mexican electoral authority. The goal is to emphasize that after 23 years of operations, at the end of its life cycle, this institution was notably different from what it was when it first arose in the 1990s. In t...

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Autor: Astudillo, César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Derecho Electoral
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/10067
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-electoral/article/view/10067
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:electoral reforms
2014 electoral reform
model of electoral organization
elections
IFE
INE
reformas electorales
reforma electoral 2014
modelo de organización electoral
elecciones
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Sumario:This article seeks to explain, through five premises, the major transformations of the Mexican electoral authority. The goal is to emphasize that after 23 years of operations, at the end of its life cycle, this institution was notably different from what it was when it first arose in the 1990s. In this sense, this work emphasizes some key elements that explain this “institutional metamorphosis”. Changes in its nature, objectives, demands and end goals moved the Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) out of the institutional space in which it was conceived. New responsibilities led to a clear over-regulatory role and, above all, a notable increase in IFE’s scope of action. When evaluated as a whole and with proper perspective, it is clear that these changes paved the way for the transformation of the electoral regulatory body. It started as an institution with a limited role in federal election contests to one with national influence given that its competence framework allows it to rule in the context of local and state election contests.