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Article 303
 

303.1. The district councils, monitored by the representatives of the political parties, will in January of the year of the election appoint a sufficient number of electoral supervisors and training assistants from among the citizens who have responded to the public call issued for this purpose and who meet the requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this article.


303.2. The electoral supervisors and training assistants will help the district boards and councils in the tasks of:


a) The examination, notification and training the citizens to integrate the directive boards of polling stations;


b) The identification of the premises for the location of the directive boards of polling stations;


c) The reception and distribution of the electoral documents and materials in the days before the election;


d) The verification of the set-up and closing of the directive boards of polling stations;


e) The information about the incidents during the Election Day;


f) The transfer of the electoral packages, assisting the officials of the directive boards of polling stations in the;


g) The fulfillment of the district count, above all in the case of total or partial recounts, and


h) The tasks expressly given to them by the district council, particularly the stated in paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 299 of this Law.


303.3. The electoral supervisors and training assistants should meet the following requirements:


a) To be Mexican citizens in full possession and exercise of their civil and political rights, and have a voter card;


b) To have a good reputation and never have been sentenced for any crime, except if it was unintentional;


c) To be accredited at least medium basic level education;


d) To have the knowledge, experience and skills necessary to carry out the functions of the office;


e) To live in the single-member electoral district in which they should provide their services;


f) To not to be more than 60 years old on Election Day;


g) To not be member of any political party, nor to have actively participated in any electoral campaign;


h) To not have participated as representative of a political party or coalition in any election held in the last three years, and


i) To file a request in accordance with the call issued, accompanied by the documents established in the call.