The head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), Pablo Gómez, affirmed that the vote in the revocation of mandate was mandatory and that, according to the Constitution, not doing so can be reason for sanction.
Through his Twitter account, the head of the FIU made an interpretation of article 36, section III of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and indicated that it establishes the obligation to go to vote in the processes of revocation of mandate.
“The Constitution (35.I) states that voting is mandatory in the revocation of a mandate. The “electoral authority” never made it known to the public because it was against the procedure. There were not all the boxes because the INE withheld 1,360 million in its illegal trusts”, he pointed out.
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“Correction: article 35.I indicates the right and 36.III of the Constitution indicates the obligation to vote. On 38.I, the sanction for not doing it”.
What will be the sanction for not having voted to revoke the mandate?
According to the Magna Carta, voting in elections, popular consultations and revocation processes is one of the rights of the citizen (article 35, section I), who, when exercising it, has the obligation to do so in accordance with the rules previously established in the laws of the matter (article 36, section III).
The sanction for not complying with this last obligation can cause the suspension for one year of the citizen rights recognized in the Constitution (voting, being voted, freedom of association, defending the country, of petition, being a public servant, presenting bills, among others).
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