Miles vote from EU

Nueva York y Washington. Lengthy strains of voters, some that exceeded greater than 6 thousand folks, expressed an inflow that apparently stunned the officers of the Nationwide Electoral Institute (INE) all through the day, and led to lengthy waits in a number of the 20 consulates.

The Nationwide Electoral Institute, in command of administering the vote from overseas, reported {that a} complete of 223,961 Mexican residents world wide have been registered to vote, the overwhelming majority in the US, the place 157,227 are registered.

In New York, the road to enter the consulate to vote stretched for greater than six blocks, the place calm prevailed regardless of more and more fierce complaints concerning the lengthy wait and little info offered by electoral officers. “I have been there since eight within the morning, and I am simply getting near the doorway,” commented a girl who was accompanied by her son, already after 4 within the afternoon. Many protested that they might not be capable to forged their votes after the lengthy wait.

“The principle criticism was the shortage of personnel, lack of group and lack of communication,” mentioned Gilda Ontiveros, an electoral observer for the nationwide group Fuerza Migrante, in an interview with La Jornada. She identified that the folks within the strains didn’t have details about the method, the place to line up and whether or not they would be capable to vote, it was “like a damaged telephone.” He added that amongst different issues that have been detected was that “the consulate opened late, a number of the packing containers didn’t work initially… they usually let in among the many first people who find themselves passing by New York and don’t stay right here,” however he harassed that if Precedence was given to the aged and disabled.

In Washington, tons of waited to enter the Mexican consulate within the US capital, some having fun with the Mexican meals provided by a “meals truck” that parked in entrance of the doorway to the Mexican headquarters. In contrast to a number of the different cities, voters within the strains remained calm in a household environment with kids and nice conversations whereas ready in a greater organized course of.

In Chicago and Los Angeles, lengthy strains of voters have been additionally reported in processes the place individuals exercised persistence within the face of a course of that, many believed by social media, may have been extra environment friendly with some protesting that they weren’t in a position to forged their votes.

It’s the first time that Mexicans overseas have been provided the chance to vote in a presidential election in individual at consulates – beforehand it may solely be carried out by mail or electronically. Some 1,500 extra ballots have been reserved for many who weren’t registered on the registry earlier than the registration closed.

Regardless of the passion expressed by those that got here to vote, which leaders of the Mexican group identified that the variety of countrymen registered on the registry elevated by lots, essentially the most notable factor is that they symbolize a really small variety of the entire Mexican inhabitants that He resides in the US the place it’s estimated that the entire inhabitants of Mexicans on this nation quantities to 10.7 million.

Mexican residents overseas can take part in electing candidates for the presidency, Senate, head of presidency of Mexico Metropolis, governors in Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mérelos, Yucatán and Puebla and for “migrant deputies” in Mexico Metropolis and Oaxaca as a proportional deputation in Jalisco.