To all National
and International Civil Society
To all social
movements and organizations that support “Yo soy 132”
To all the
election observers
To the media
#YOSOY132
CITIZEN MONITORING OVER THE ELECTION
General report on electoral irregularities and offenses
registered by the Citizens Surveillance Committee #YoSoy132
The
following report contains official information made public by the #YoSoy132
movement through the Citizens Surveillance Committee as part of a strategy of
election coverage. The report describes citizen complaints regarding irregularities
and electoral crimes, supported by a legal argument, photo, video and a formal
complaint before FEPADE, as it may apply.
All
along the election process that culminated July 1st, the #YoSoy132 movement
took the streets, gathered information, received and documented a large number
of anomalies, electoral crimes and violent events. This was possible thanks to
the information the public sent to us through different means such as: citizen
complaints portals, the movement websites, social networks, as well as the
exceptional work done by the observers in the movement, who personally experienced
the violence of the Election Day, the negligence and silence of the authorities.
Since
the beginning of the Election Day we received reports that continue to be
submitted all the way until today. The amount and seriousness of these has been
growing in a significant way while the election took place and on the following
days. So far, we have classified these reports in several categories of
persistent and consistent complaints: 1) violent events, 2) electoral crimes,
3) irregularities in the operation of polling stations, 4) threats and
intimidation to the citizens who participated observing and monitoring the
election.
The
methodology established for this task consisted of four different levels, which
allowed us to gather eyewitness reports, as well as graphic, audio and video
information. All of this information is concentrated in written and audiovisual
reports we have in our hands. The procedure was organized in the following
categories:
1.
Follow up on citizen complaints through the portal of
the organization “Todos contamos” (“We all count”) at their webpage www.contamos.org.mx, as well as other internet sites, pages and citizen
monitoring portals, such as Alianza Cívica (Civic Alliance).
2.
Classification of complaints gathered at the movement
web sites and social networks. To this end, we set up a selection criterion of
the most relevant complaints which, according to the Federal Criminal Code and
the COFIPE are considered to be electoral crimes.
3.
Compilation of complaints registered by electoral
observers from #YoSoy132, as well as various citizens throughout the country.
This process took place following up on interactive communication using the
social networks and several information channels created internally by the
Surveillance Committee of our movement.
4.
Political monitoring of national, local and regional
media, regarding news stories of citizen complaints. To this end, we set up a
reviewing and follow-up mechanism for the printed and electronic press, as well
as the internet television.
General Report of the Election Coverage #YoSoy132
The
following pages detail the percentages and numeric data of the empirical record
compiled following the level structure described before. This data refers to
the identification of violent acts, technically qualified electoral crimes,
irregularities in the operation of polling stations, as well as threats and
intimidation to the citizens who participated observing and monitoring the
election.
So far
we have received over 1100 reports. From that total, up until Tuesday July 3rd
we counted 635 citizen complaints, from which 325 report buying of votes, the
buying of voter registration cards, photocopies of the registration card and
the voter number code; a 131 report irregularities in the operation of the
polling stations; a 123 report political propaganda during the electoral ban;
and 53 belong to other categories. From the total of systematized data, 96%
belong to offences committed by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI),
while the rest belong to individuals identified as poll workers and others.
From
the 387 reports on irregularities registered by the Contamos (We count) team as
part of a shared monitoring strategy along with #YoSoy132, identified
exclusively during the Election Day, 167 of these cases (43.25%) were reported
in D.F., 76 (19.64%) were reported in Estado
de México, 22 (5.68%) were reported in Puebla, 19 (4.91%) were reported in
Veracruz, 8 (2.07%) were reported in Chiapas, 6 (1.55%) were reported in Baja
California, and 6 (1.55%) in Guanajuato.
Regarding the 151 reports registered up until 16:00
hrs. of July 1st, which represent 39.02% of the total up until July
3rd, most of them are for the buying of votes, the
buying of voter registration cards, photocopies of the registration card and
the voters number codes, 131 reports (33.85%) are for irregularities in the
operation of the polling stations, 74 reports (19.12%) are for political
propaganda during the electoral ban, and lastly we have 30 reports (7.75%) for
cases that fall into different categories.
The reports registered up until July 3rd
recorded the following data:
·
Over 45 videos identifying electoral crimes.
·
More than 600 images where electoral crimes
are taking place, such as buying and coercing votes.
·
More than 200 cases of formal citizen
complaints, supported by a legal argument, photos, video and formal file before
the FEPADE, as it applies.
Political
interpretation of the electoral crimes
All along the election process that concluded July
1st, the #YoSoy132 movement took the streets, gathered information, received and
documented a large number of anomalies, electoral crimes and violent events.
This was possible thanks to the information the public sent to us through
different means such as: citizen complaints portals, the movement websites,
social networks, as well as the exceptional work done by the observers in the
movement, who personally experienced the violence of the Election Day, the
negligence and silence of the
authorities.
We have been receiving reports of complaints
from the very beginning of the Election Day, all the way until this moment. The
amounts and seriousness of these grew significantly while the election was
taking place.
As the YoSoy132 movement we celebrate the
broad participation, observation and monitoring from the citizens and civil
society during the Election Day, nonetheless, the authorities did not ensure
the legality, nor did they respond - as they are obliged- to the complaints
that took place during the election. They failed to keep up with the
magnificent participative expression of the people.
Therefore,
we consider that this expression has provided us with sufficient pieces of
evidence to say that the Election Day was not free of irregularities, anomalies
and that definitely, it didn’t take place in an atmosphere of peace and
legality, which are most necessary to guarantee the free, reasoned, and
informed right to vote.
Faced
with this scenario, tainted by acts of illegality and violence, we express
ourselves for the protection, support and solidarity with all of those who
courageously took the streets to defend and safeguard democracy.
1.
Irregularities and crimes during the Election Day.
Categories
A) Violent
acts
B) Electoral
crimes
C) Irregularities
in the operation of polling stations
D) Threats and intimidation to election
observers.
2. Acts of violence against election observers.
Categories
A)
Violent acts
B)
Threats and intimidation to
election observers
3. Video
evidence record
Categories
A) Buying
and coercing votes
B) Violence
during the Election Day
C) Threats
and intimidation to election observers
4.
Photographic evidence record
Categories
A) Irregularities
in polling stations
B) Illegal
marking of ballots
C) Houses
of the so called “carruseles”
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