345.1. The votes received by the Institute until twenty-four hours before the start of the Election Day will be considered votes cast abroad, if they were sent by mail or deposited personally in the modules installed in the embassies or consulates; or until 6:00 p.m. of the Election Day, Mexico Central Time, if they are sent electronically.

345.2. Regarding the envelopes and electronic votes received after the mentioned deadlines, a list of their senders will be made and then, without opening the electoral ballots, they will be destroyed or eliminated in the presence of the representatives of the political parties, without revealing their contents.

345.3. The day of the Election Day, the Executive Secretary will give to the General Council of the Institute a report on the number of votes cast by citizens residing abroad, sorted by country of residence of the voters, type of of f ce to be elected, the modality of vote used, as well as the envelopes received after the deadline referred in the previous paragraph. The electronic votes should be obtained from the system implemented for this purpose, and this system should be auditable.