Congress of Jalisco

The Congress of the State of Jalisco (Spanish: Congreso del Estado de Jalisco) is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Jalisco. It was constituted for the first time after the independence of Mexico on September 8, 1823.[1] Having its first session on September 14 of the same year. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Jalisco, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

Congress of the State of Jalisco
LXII Legislature
Type
Type
History
FoundedSeptember 8, 1823 (1823-09-08)
Leadership
President
Salvador Caro Cabrera, MC
since March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
President of the Political Coordination Board
Hugo Contreras Zepeda, PRI
since March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
Structure
Seats39
Political groups
  MC (16)
  PAN (9)
  MORENA (6)
  PRI (3)
  PRD (2)
  PVEM (1)
  PT (1)
Authority Title IV, Chapter I of the Political Constitution of the State of Jalisco
Elections
First-past-the-post for 20 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 19 proportional representation seats
Last election
July 1, 2018
Meeting place
Palace of the Legislative Power of Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Website
www.congresojal.gob.mx

At present it is composed of an assembly of 39 deputies, 20 of whom are elected on a first-past-the-post basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided. The rest is elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term. Its headquarters is the Palace of the Legislative Power of Jalisco, in the Historic Center of Guadalajara. Since its formation, the congress has been renewed 61 times.

In the Congress there are 36 Legislative Commissions in charge of analyzing and commenting on the bills and initiatives that are presented to the vote of the whole chamber. These bodies are made up of deputies.[2] It also has a Board of Directors that is responsible for the legal representation of the Congress and coordinating the work of the committees.

Organization

The State Congress works as an assembly and it is assisted in the fulfillment of its duties by:

  1. Board of Directors
  2. Legislative Commissions
  3. Committees
  4. Administrative and technical bodies

References
  1. Congreso del Estado de Jalisco. "Historia". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. "Comisiones | Congreso Jal". Congreso del Estado de Jalisco. Retrieved 9 May 2016.


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