156.1. The voter card should include at least the following information about the voter:

a) The state, municipality and town that correspond to the address. In the case of the Mexican citizens residing abroad, the country that they live in and the state of their birth place. Those that were born abroad and never lived in the national territory should identify the state of birth of the Mexican parent. When both parents are Mexican, the citizen will choose which one to indicate;

b) The electoral section where the citizen should vote. In the case of the citizens residing abroad, this requirement does not need to be included;

c) The paternal surname, maternal surname and complete name;

d) The address;

e) The gender;

f) The age and year of registration; g) The signature and, where necessary, the f ngerprints and photography of the voter;

h) The registration code, and

i) The unique Population Registry Code.

156.2. In addition, it will have:

a) The spaces needed to indicate the year and election in question;

b) The printed signature of the Executive Secretary of the Institute;

c) The year of Issue;

d) The year of expiration, and

e) In the case that it is issued to a citizen residing abroad, the inscription “To Vote from Abroad”.

156.3. No later than the last day of January of the year in which the elections are held, the citizens who have lost their voter cards, or whose voter cards have been stolen or severely damaged, should request a replacement before the of f ce of the Federal Register of Voters that corresponds to their address.

156.4. Regarding their address, the citizens can choose between it appearing visibly in the format of their voter card and it being hidden, in accordance with the mechanisms established by the General Council.

156.5. The voter card will be valid for 10 years, counted from the year of issue, at which time the citizen should request a new voter card.