The INE puts numbers on the table
Guadalupe Taddei, the president advisor of the INE, dropped a bombshell: if the second judicial election is postponed until 2028, the country would save about 2 billion pesos. This was made known to Ricardo Monreal, the president of the Political Coordination Board of the Chamber of Deputies, in a meeting where the central issue was the viability of judicial reform.
Why so much fuss?
The analysis that Taddei provided is not just about numbers. It is a document that breaks down the logistical chaos that would entail holding the two elections—the judicial and the concurrent ones—at the same time in 2027. According to their calculations, doing everything together would cost about 21 billion pesos. Of those, 8.5 billion would be only for the judicial election. But if it is postponed to 2028, the cost drops to 6 billion. A difference that, in lean times, is not minor.
The details that matter
The president of the INE went further: organizing both processes together would involve printing 980 million ballots, installing 750 thousand polling stations and hiring 12 thousand trainers. An operational madness that, according to her, could overwhelm the institute.
“Holding both elections together would require printing approximately 980 million ballots,” Taddei said, making it clear that the burden would be monumental.
The dilemma of Congress
The document is already in the hands of the deputies, but the ball is still in their court. So far, they have not decided whether to keep the original calendar or agree to move the date. Judicial reform is at stake, and with it, the credibility of the system. Meanwhile, Taddei has already put the numbers on the table. Now it’s time to see who dares to move the pieces on this political board.
