Of soft rules, tame referees and bad parties: law and autonomy in the Querétaro electoral authority

Authors

  • Martha Gloria Morales Garza Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
  • Efraín Mendoza Zaragoza Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
  • Luis Alberto Fernández García Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Keywords:

Institutions, electoral legislation, electoral body, political party, alternation

Abstract

The article analyzes the evolution electoral regulations in the state of Querétaro since 1994 until the reforms that were in legislative process in September 2011. The impact of the laws on political practices is analyzed as well as the actions by the political actors, including the citizens, who modify those same rules, in a coming and going between subjects and structures. It is shown how authoritarian aspiration transcends the party acronyms, by emerging not when this or that party is in power but rather when the institutional and public opinion counterweights are weak.

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Published

2012-09-01

How to Cite

Morales Garza, M. G., Mendoza Zaragoza, E., & Fernández García, L. A. (2012). Of soft rules, tame referees and bad parties: law and autonomy in the Querétaro electoral authority. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad (eISSN: 2594-021X), 19(55), 51-77. Retrieved from http://www.espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/523

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 55: Espiral 55 (september-december 2012)

Section

Estado

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