Council of Europe - Venice Commission

MEXICO - General Law on Electoral Institutions and Procedures of Mexico

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Article 39

39.1. The President Councilor, the Electoral Councilors and the Executive Secretary of the General Council, during their time in office, cannot have any other job, position or commission, with the exception of those in which they represent the General Council and those carried out in teaching, scientific, cultural, research or charity associations that are unpaid.

39.2. The President Councilor, the Electoral Councilors and the Executive Secretary and the other public servants of the Institute will carry out their functions with autonomy and integrity. They cannot use the reserved or con f dential information they have access to in of f ce, except for in the strict exercise of their functions, nor can they disclose it in any way.

39.3. The President Councilor, the Electoral Councilors and the Executive Secretary of the General Council can be subject to a political trial. Likewise, they will be subject to the responsibilities regime of the public servants set out in the Fourth Title of the Constitution.

39.4. The Comptroller General’s Office of the Institute will be the body in charge of investigating the administrative infractions committed by the President Councilor, the Electoral Councilors and the Executive Secretary of the General Council, and, if necessary, to impose the applicable sanctions in accordance with the provisions of the Eighth Book of this Law.

39.5. The Institute will have a Comptroller General that will be appointed by the House of Representatives by a two-thirds majority vote of the members present, on the proposal of the public institutions of higher education.

39.6. The Comptroller General will remain in office for six years and can only be reelected once. The position is administratively attached to the presidency of the General Council and will maintain the necessary technical coordination with the Supreme Audit Institution of the Federation.

39.7. For the election of the Comptroller General, in addition to the provisions of the Constitution, the procedure established in the Law will be observed.