Abstract

SALMORAN VILLAR, María de Guadalupe. Constitution of the Electoral Authorities: a Jurisdictional (Re)Construction of a Right by the TEPJF. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2014, vol.47, n.139, pp.181-207. ISSN 2448-4873.

This article offers a diagnosis about the jurisdictional protection of the right to be a member of the local electoral authorities, which was included on the law since the 2008's electoral reform. It presents also, an explanation of the different judicial mechanisms to control the processes of renovation of the electoral authorities that exist in the states. The objective of this essay is reconstruct the content of this right, throughout the sentences of the Electoral Court, but also, question the argumentations that the electoral judges have used to solve those cases. Practically, no work in the mexican literature has been written about the right to be a member of the electoral authorities, and that's why this article represents a first outline to understand this topic.

Keywords : Democracy; the Right to be a Member of the Electoral Authorities; Electoral Justice.