Yesterday, the members of the General Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs approved the reform initiative to make an amendment to the state’s constitution with regard to the minimum age requirement to become a member of parliament, changed from 21 to 18 years of age. This implies that citizens who are as young as 18 years of age can be elected members of parliament in the state of Guanajuato.
Committee President Oscar Arroyo Delgado asserted that the proposal was thoroughly examined and that “there are no legal impediments” to reduce the minimum age.
Other reform initiatives submitted by the General Committee and by the parliamentary groups of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party), the PVEM (Ecological Green Party of Mexico) and the PANAL (New Alliance Party) are on the agenda and working sessions have been scheduled to address each one.
The first initiative seeks to introduce extraordinary sessions, which will allow for each session to be addressed by the Committee’s Executive Board. Discussions will take place on March 10.
The second proposal is in reference to the appointment of the General Auditor of Mexico’s Supreme Auditing Institution. A meeting is set for March 25.
The third initiative, scheduled for April 8, will take a look at a new voting system to elect those who will fill vacancies within the public administration. And finally, a meeting will be held on April 10 to discuss the inclusion of incentives in parliament.
