66.1. The Electoral Councilors of the local councils should meet the following requirements:

a) To be Mexican citizens by birth and not have obtained any other nationality and to be in full possession and exercise of their civil and political rights, to be registered in the Federal Register of Voters and to have a voter card;

b) To have lived for two years in the corresponding state;

c) To have the knowledge to carry out their functions adequately;

d) To not have been registered as a candidate for any elective office in the last three years before the appointment;

e) To not hold or have held a national, state or municipal management position in any political party in the last three years before the appointment; 

f) To have a good reputation and never have been sentenced for any crime, except if it was of an unintentional or reckless nature.

66.2. The Electoral Councilors will be appointed for two ordinary electoral processes and can be reelected for one additional process.

66.3. For the exercise of their functions, they will have the right to enjoy the necessary arrangements in their ordinary work or employment.

66.4. The Electoral Councilors will receive the compensation established for each electoral process. Where applicable, they will be subject to the system of administrative responsibilities established in the Eighth Book of this Law and could be punished by the General Council for the violation they incur to the guiding principles of the electoral functions established by the Constitution.