federal elections and the transition to a new regime: mexico, 1920 and 1922. case studies
;Javier MacGregor Campuzano
vision research2010Vol. 60pp. 1119-1174
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campuzano2010historiafederal
Abstract
This paper describes and analyzes the organization of federal elections for deputies and president of the Republic in 1920, and for deputies in 1922, in the constituencies of Mexico City (in this case, for the establishment of the 29th and 30th Legislatures of the Congress). Elections offer an exceptional viewpoint to assess the political activity of both political parties and groups of independent citizen voters. This examination shows the development of a process –unknown from a historiographical perspective– that starts with the definition of candidates and ends with an evaluation by the Electoral College of the Chamber of deputies a month after the elections.