CDMX Congress Approves Electoral Reform Capping Regidor Seats and State Legislature Budgets

The Congreso CDMX approved a minuta implementing the federal electoral reform on August 14 by a vote of 49 in favor, 16 against, and no abstentions. The reform limits the number of municipal regidurías, caps state congress budgets at a fixed share of public spending, and sets salary ceilings for electoral officials. Legislators supporting the measure framed it as part of a 'republican austerity' push to end privileges in electoral bureaucracy and redirect public resources; opposition lawmakers warned of impacts on legislative staffing and local budgets.