Congress of Baja California Sur

Congress of the State of Baja California Sur
XVI Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Eduardo Valentín Van Wormer Castro (MORENA)
Secretary	Gabriela Montoya Terrazas (PT)
Structure
Seats	21
Political groups	MORENA (9)   PT (4)   PAN (3)   FXM (1)   PRD (1)   PRI (1)   Independent (2)
Authority	Title VI, Chapter I, Article 40 of the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post for 16 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 5 proportional representation seats
Last election	2 June 2024 [es]
Next election	2027
Meeting place
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Website
www.cbcs.gob.mx

The Congress of the State of Baja California Sur (Spanish: Congreso del Estado de Baja California Sur) is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Baja California Sur. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Baja California Sur, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

The Congress is unicameral and consists of 21 deputies.[1][2] 16 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis while five are elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term.[1]

The Congress convenes at the “General José María Morelos y Pavón” meeting room at the Palace of Legislative Power in the state capital of La Paz.[1][3]

Structure

In order to carry out its duties, the Congress is organized in the following manner:[1]

• Management bodies (Órganos de Dirección):
  • Board of Directors (Mesa Directiva)
  • Political Coordination Board (Junta de Gobierno y Coordinación Política)

• Working bodies (Órganos de Trabajo):
  • Permanent Committees (Comisiones Permanentes)[A]
  • Special Committees (Comisiones Especiales)

• Technical and Administrative bodies (Órganos Técnicos y Administrativos):
  • Administrative Department (Oficialía Mayor)
  • Finance Department (Dirección de Finanzas)
  • Legal Department (Asesoría Jurídica)
  • Social Communication Department (Dirección de Comunicación Social)

See also

• List of Mexican state congresses

Notes

1. There are 32 permanent committees as of 2021.[4]

References

1. "Ley Reglamentaria del Poder Legislativo del Estado de B.C.S." (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Baja California Sur. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. Zarazúa, Christian (29 June 2020). "Juicio político a los diputados… pero a los 21". Peninsular Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
3. "Buscan iniciar con las votaciones electrónicas en el Congreso de Baja California Sur". BCS Noticias (in Spanish). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
4. "Comisiones Permanentes" (in Spanish). Congress of Baja California Sur. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

External links

• Official website