State of Mexico and Coahuila waiting for migrant vote

MEXICO.- Under the trucks he fixes at his auto repair shop in Joliet Illinois, René Rhode thinks about politics. Not that this theme has always been present in his life; vice versa when lived in Tlanepantla, Mexico.He only voted once in 2000, during the illusionary time when he thought that this way everything could be changed. He soon became disillusioned.

Twenty-five years after moving to the US, he sees things differently. excited because among the conditions that are offered to the natives of the states of Mexico and Coahuila for the elections next June 4 e-voting included in addition to mail-in and in-person voting as a pilot program in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Montreal.

“E-voting is better for me because voting by mail is difficult And to vote in person, I would be very far away: I live an hour and a half from Chicago and do not like to travel: migrants always have a bad impression of consulates because of the abuse, ”he comments in an interview with this newspaper.

2023 Democratic Contest It is one of the most anticipated, as it is considered a prelude to the presidential elections. next year.

especially in state of Mexico with the largest electoral roll in the republic (12 million voters), which means a bigger budget for whoever wins it, is known to Mexicans inside and outside the country. AND Morena, which follows him on the heels.

On the other side Coahuila is a wealthy border state: in terms of per capita income, it ranks sixth in the country in terms of income.albeit with much greater insecurity and more acute organized crime problems

Unlike The State of Mexico, with over $3 billion in remittance income in 2022. (6% nationally), Coahuila ranked 22nd in the same period among those who received just over a billion dollars in remittances from compatriots.

In this regard, a greater participation of migrants was expected, but On March 10, the deadline for filing applications for registration in the voter register. and the total number registered for mail internet modalities it closed with 5,431 in Mexico State and under 1,000 from Coahuila.

Expectations are now in a face-to-face vote. “This is something we insist on a lot because Mexican migrants are used to it.”, activist Jorge Mujica and Illinois warned. In addition, more participants are expected because there is no deadline for registration.

Rene Rodriguez, migrant interested in the modality of the Internetexplains that, as in his case, interest is lost when no change is seen.

In 2001, after the victory of Vicente Fox, which ended the hegemony of the PRI and its 72-year rule, Rene returned from the US delighted with Mexico. He has 50 resumes in hand to distribute to companies where he wanted to work as a food engineer, a career he studied at the Autonomous University of Mexico City.

But of all the companies he went to, only in Bachoko he was given an opportunity with a salary of 100 dollars a month. I will never achieve anything like this, he thought. And that’s why he emigrated to the United States, where he worked as a hired hand in a bakery and as a bricklayer until he opened his own machine shop.

“It’s sad to leave your country for money, but if you don’t, there will be no progress.: that’s why I was uninterested for so long, ”he says. “But the opportunities they provide for voting can inspire many.”

Activists such as Juan Carlos Guerrero believe that foreign voting still has a few problems. solve, among other things, effective advertising so that they find out in time.

“The problem is that these states don’t have strong hometown clubs to promote their campaigns,” he stressed. “AND candidates did not try to approach: for example, no one visited the local communities for these elections.

KEY DATES

migrants registered in the Name List of Voters Living Abroad will receive an email from INE no later than May 4, 2023 with a username and an access code to the SIVEI system, the voting system.

For more information click HERE

https://votoextranjero.mx/web/vmre/voto-por-internet

April 27 to May 10
INE will send a newsletter exercise your voice.
during May
Cast your vote and return it in an envelope to INE.
Until 08:00 June 3, 2023 TCM
He INE will receive an envelope with your vote for it to be counted election Day.

Here are the steps you need to follow to submit your vote after you have cast it:

Fold the ballot into three partswithout highlighting the folds.

Save ticket in a small envelope of the same color.

close the envelope small containing the ballot to ensure the secrecy of your vote.

Insert a small envelope into an envelope that already has prepaid guide to send to INE free for you, and make sure you close it very well.

If you have any shipping issues, please contact us at 1(866) 986 8306 from the US or +52(55) 54819897 from other countries.

With a valid voting card issued in Mexico, whose place of residence is in Coahuila or the State of Mexico and who registered to vote before March 10, 2023 in person.

WITH valid voting card issued abroadif they did not register to vote and chose the electronic or postal method.

To issue a vote on this module, and Citizens must come with certificates to vote.to one of the polling stations located in the consulates:

Chicagoin the schedule from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.;

Dallasin the schedule from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.;

Angelsin the schedule from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

Montrealon schedule from 10 am to 8 pm.

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