The state chair of a political party asked election officials to assign the proportional representation legislative seats earned by his institution during the June midterm elections appropriately.
Social Encounter Party state Chair Luis Moreno demanded from the State Electoral Institute (IEEPC in Spanish) an adequate assignment of the last eight legislative seats still in discussion.
IEEPC Board President Javier Garay said the seats will be defined during the course of the weekend.
In the meantime, Moreno recalled election law says political parties have the right to obtain at least one of these seats if candidates were registered in half of the 17 districts and 3 percent of total votes.
Moreno said the Institutional Revolutionary Party did not comply with these requirements given it ran under a coalition with other political organizations.
“These record-correcting statement is released in case that the Institute violates by sidestepping on it and does not gives us our right to have at least two assembly seats under this principle in the upcoming Legislature and disobeying a constitutional mandate,” Moreno said.
The state chair made it clear that his party will use all the legal resources available to defend people’s votes.
Millions transferred to AG’s office
State lawmakers approved the transfer of over two dozen million pesos that will serve the Attorney General’s office to build new facilities.
Assembly members voted in favor of transferring 25.9 million pesos or $1.44 million for the construction of new offices in Tijuana, Ensenada en San Quintín for the alternative justice program and the traditional penal justice system.
The state will not incur in additional expenditures, given the Attorney General’s office reduced similar spending on software program licensing and others.
Man shot to dead in western neighborhood
A man was shot to dead late Thursday west of the city after being shot four times, according to media reports.
The victim was identified as José Feliciano Montes de Oca, who was shot outside his residence located at 129 Castores Avenue in the neighborhood of Santa Isabel.
According to witnesses, an individual arrived on a vehicle and shot the victim who fell on the floor.
The suspect than boarded the vehicle and fled scene.
Police officers and paramedics arrived on scene and transported the victim to Mexicali’s General Hospital, where the man succumbed to the injuries.
Authorities have no clue regarding what led to the murder.
Man with 23 arrest warrants arrested
A man who had 23 arrest warrants for robbery, shooting a firearm, causing injuries and trespassing was arrested Thursday afternoon at Colonia San Jacinto, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 2:27 p.m. police officers observed the suspect, who was later identified as Arturo “Doe,” 26, inside a building under construction.
While being inspected the suspect attempted to flee on foot but was eventually arrested again.
The suspect had a .38-caliber revolver loaded with two cartridges inside a bag.
The man was transported to the police headquarters.
