Mexican rights group calls for clearer rules on LGBT candidacies

LGBT organisation Sinaloa Incluyente called on the electoral institute of Mexico’s Sinaloa state (IEES) on October 22, 2026, to establish public, transparent nomination rules under measures supporting LGBT representation. According to Debate, the appeal concerns access to candidacies, review procedures and accountability in upcoming elections.

The organisation proposes considering candidates’ community involvement, previous work for equality and willingness to maintain dialogue with LGBT groups. It wants local communities and organisations to take part in discussing the rules.

Sinaloa Incluyente also stresses candidates’ privacy. In its view, consultations should not expose personal information, impose a single way of expressing identity or give third parties the power to decide who belongs to LGBT communities.

As Revista Espejo explains, the appeal follows activists’ complaints about how the measures were applied, including those raised in October 2025. These are activists’ allegations; the reports cite no court ruling establishing fraud. Additional criteria are being discussed as proposals for future elections, rather than requirements already approved.

For the 2023–2024 elections, decision IEES/CG049/23 required parties, including those in coalitions, to nominate at least one LGBT ticket consisting of a principal legislative candidate and an alternate: in a constituency or among the first eight positions on a party list. A candidate’s own written declaration was sufficient to establish LGBT membership, with good faith presumed. This was a nomination requirement, not a guarantee of election.

According to the IEES historical overview, special measures for LGBT nominations to the state legislature were first introduced for the 2020–2021 elections.