Keywords
subnational elections
electoral integrity
electoral management bodies
impartiality
professionalism
electoral integrity
electoral management bodies
impartiality
professionalism
How to Cite
Méndez de Hoyos, I., Grömping, M., Martínez i Coma, F., & Loza Otero, N. (2021). Electoral Integrity and Subnational Electoral Management Bodies in Mexico: The Role of Impartiality. región y sociedad, 33, e1485. https://doi.org/10.22198/rys2021/33/1485
Abstract
Objective: to analyze the quality of governor and deputy elections in Mexico in the 2015-2018 period. To what extent did the quality depend on the performance of the electoral bodies? Methodology: the perspective of electoral integrity is used. The main source of data comes from a survey of more than seven hundred electoral experts. Results: the hypothesis about the relevance of the electoral administration for the integrity of subnational elections in Mexico is confirmed, in particular one of its attributes: impartiality, or the application of the law without political biases. Limitations: the external indicators used to measure the performance of electoral management bodies are imperfect proxies, which cannot be applicable to other contexts. Value: studying local elections in Mexico from the perspective of electoral integrity, using original data and placing in the center of the analysis the role of electoral management bodies to increase their quality. Conclusions: given the heterogeneity of democratic development levels, it is relevant to study the quality of elections in Mexico at a subnational level, which depends, among other factors, on the impartiality of electoral bodies.
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