Presidential Observer Mission
The Election Observation is recognized as a tool to strengthen democracy and protect and promote political rights. A favorable report by electoral observers builds public trust in the electoral process domestically and internationally, and recommendations are often considered to improve electoral practices. The Chamber has participated with a delegation of accredited International Electoral Observers since 1994.
This year’s elections in Mexico will be the largest in the country’s history with more than nineteen thousand positions to be voted in the 32 States, including the renovation of the Federal Congress (Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies), Governorships of the States of Chiapas, Mexico City, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatán, and Mexico’s President.
USMCOC ELECTORAL OBSERVERS MISSION – REPORT
We are pleased to share the report that we prepared after the election,
with a recount of the activities and experiences of the Chamber’s Delegation of Electoral Observers, including their visit to 11 voting locations (casillas) in Mexico City and Tepoztlán (State of Morelos), and the special voting stations at the Mexican Consulates, meetings with representatives from the three presidential candidates, and encounters with opinion leaders. The report also includes our reflections on the election results.
With a record number of over 20,000 positions on the ballot, Mexico’s 2024 election was historic with the victory of Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, candidate for the National Regeneration Movement (Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional-MORENA), who will become the first female president of Mexico and North America.
For the full report, please go to:
Requirements
To join the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Electoral Observers Mission - per the National Electoral Institute:
- Fill out the form “Application for Accreditation as Foreign Visitor for the 2023-2024 Mexican Federal and Concurrent Local Electoral Processes“
- Copy of the main passport pages (Passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry to Mexico)
- Photograph (Digital/passport style: recent, in color, full face visible)
- Must be a member of the chamber
Cost: US $3,500 (Three Thousand, Five Hundred 00/100)
Extended deadline to register is Friday, May 10th, 2024.
Includes:
Registration process at National Electoral Institute
Airport-Hotel pick-up and drop off
3 nights at Mexico City Hotel (Friday, May 31 – Monday, June 3)
Transportation to Polling Places (Casillas electorales) in Mexico City
Meals:
Date | Meals included: |
Friday, May 31 | Reception |
Saturday, June 1st | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Sunday, June 2nd | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Monday, June 3rd | Breakfast |
More Information:
For more information, please contact Gabriela Kenny at gabriela.kenny@usmcoc.org.
