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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | April 2007 
Presidential Ballots Remain Off Limits to Public
 El Universal
The wrangling over the bitterly contested presidential election continues nine months after Mexicans cast their ballots.
The Federal Election Tribunal (Trife) on Wednesday ruled that the ballots from the July 2 presidential election are not "public documents," nor are they available to the public.
After a unanimous 7-0 decision, the Trife declared that election law stipulates that only two entities are entitled to view the ballots - voting officials at each respective election district; and Trife officials (if a recount is ordered).
The ruling came in response to two petitions demanding access to the ballots that were rejected by Federal Election Institute (IFE) officials.
In its ruling, the Trife gave the IFE 48 hours to more thoroughly explain its ruling to the two complainants.
The Trife suggested the explanation refer to federal election law, the federal transparency law and international treaties on election-related matters.
The Trife ruling rejected the original IFE explanation that said allowing public access to the ballots would be a threat to national security.
The ruling also criticized the IFE´s suggestion that the election and transparency laws were at odds, insisting that this was inaccurate since "these laws are actually quite complementary." |
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