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8/7/2020 SM-JIN-0035-2015 Por tanto, se tiene debidamente acreditada la violación al párrafo séptimo del citado artículo 134, pues no existe justificación alguna para que un autobús oficial destinado para trasladar al gobernador en sus giras de trabajo, sea utilizado para transportarlo por todo el estado, el día de la jornada electoral, para que manifieste su respaldo a los candidatos de su partido en el momento en que estos emitan su voto. Al respecto, la Sala Superior25 de este tribunal ha definido a los actos de proselitismo como todas aquellas actividades que se realizan con la finalidad de obtener una opinión favorable, un partidario o un voto en una contienda electoral. De la anterior definición, se hace patente que lo que el gobernador buscaba, junta a su comitiva, era desplegar actividades para mostrar unidad y https://www.te.gob.mx/colecciones/sentencias/html/SM/2015/JIN/SM-JIN-00035-2015.htm 18/123

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PAN v. PRI (SM JIN 0035 2015)

Judgment

Question Presented: Whether the Governor's presence and irregularities are sufficient to annul the election results.

Alleged Acts: The Governor of Aguascalientes posted photos on his personal Twitter account which was transitioned to the official webpage of the government. These photos included him traveling to polling stations with candidates. Further, the plaintiff alleges that the elections should be annulled because of errors and inconsistencies in the minutes, voter were not received by authorized individuals, the polling station did not open and close at the allotted times, and that violence and pressure was forced upon voters at the ballot boxes. Lastly, the plaintiff indicates that the campaign financing was constructed in a way where the expenditures exceeded the maximum amount.

Summary: The court determined that the ballot box originating in Aguascalientes, ballot box 450 C1, was null for violating Article 75, paragraph 1, subsection (e) of the Media Law. The court determined that violation involving the elections must be substantial and of sufficient gravity that it would prevent certainty and validity as to which candidate would be ranked first. The court determined that the candidate did not exceed the campaign spending cap and that unreported expenses were not sufficient to exceed that cap. However, the court determined that because people, other than those authorized, received the ballots, the votes from that polling place were invalid. This, in combination with the governor’s presence in the district as evidenced by his Twitter account, suggests a violation of impartiality.

Conclusion: The court annulled the election results from one polling station stating that the Governor violated the impartiality and equality of elections because his involvement in the election became public knowledge.

Legal Issue(s)

Disputing Results
Electoral Administration Irregularities
Electoral Integrity
Social Media

Region: Americas

Country: Mexico

Language of Decision

Spanish

Court: Electoral Court

Election Type: General

Date of decision: Aug 4, 2017

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Latitude: 19.43318644

Longitude: -99.13401778

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SM-JIN-0035-2015.pdf
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