One or two drawers? Do all the boxes for a coalition need to be checked? What happens if only one is checked? The election day of June 2, 2024 has begun and there could still be doubts about what the real difference is in the different types of marking on a ballot. It sounds simple, but the consequences of whether to vote for a party or coalition are far-reaching.
The confusion could begin with some names appearing more than once on ballots. These are the cases of the presidential candidates Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez, while the candidate Jorge Álvarez Maynez only appears once.
How to vote in the 2024 elections?
Crossing out or checking are equally valid options.. It is also possible to make other markings and even write the name of the political party for which you want to vote on the entire ballot, but these are not the most recommended options because they could make counting difficult.
In the case of presidential candidates, only one of their drawers, two or all of them can be marked. The difference is how the vote counts. Beyond the presidential candidate in question and who wins, the coalitions have alliances and agreements to distribute the votes. Votes for multiple coalition parties are distributed among the parties, while votes for a single party are not.
How votes are distributed is important for several reasons. The main one is that, in the case of votes in the election of federal deputies, those votes are the key to the distribution of money between parties. The greater the number of votes, a party will receive more resources and prerogatives. In addition, the distribution of votes between political parties is also important. because everyone is obliged to obtain at least 3% of the valid vote to maintain their registrations as political parties. This percentage is with respect to the vote already indicated for parties and coalitions, so that null votes and votes for unregistered candidates are left out.
If you still have doubts about where you should vote, you can go to the official Locate your Box portal. The polls will be open until 6:00 PM on June 2, local time. Shortly after, the Preliminary Electoral Results Program will begin to operate and in the evening the results of the quick count will be announced, that is, the voting ranges received by the presidential candidates.
