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Apart from Article 134 of the Constitution, the specific relevant piece of legislation for Mexico is the Federal Code of Electoral Institutions and Procedures. Article 134.8 of the Constitution states that representatives, either at federal or at local levels as well as senators and parliamentary groups are banned from campaigning with governmental facilities. The catalogue of restrictions on officials is large as it includes the Human Rights Commissions, the Elections Commissions, the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics and the Bank of Mexico. This catalogue also includes any other entity or government agencies, which are subject to any legal system of public status at all levels of government (federal, state or city). This legislation is completed by Article 212 of the Federal Criminal Code, which prohibits offenses committed by public officials. These rules establish the separation of all public officials from their duties for the time they compete for an elective position which is different from the one they hold. It should be taken into consideration that immediate re-election is prohibited. In the 2012 presidential election, it was alleged that the winning candidate’s party distributed bank and store cards in order to favour the presidential candidate. However, the evidence presented was not detailed enough to confirm an influence on the final results.