Congress of the State of Baja California | |
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Twenty-fourth legislature of the Congress of Baja California | |
Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
President | Victor Manuel
Moran Hernández, MORENA |
Vice President | María Trinidad
Vaca Chacón |
Secretary | Carmen Leticia
Hernández Carmona, MORENA |
Pro-secretary | Gerardo
López Montes, PRD |
Scrutinizing secretary | Julia Andrea
González Quiroz, MORENA |
Structure | |
Seats | 25 |
Political groups | MORENA (15)
PAN (3)
PVEM (2)
FXM (1)
PRI (1)
MC (1)
PES (1)
PT (1) |
Authority | Title III, Chapter I, Article 13 of the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California |
Salary | $62,226 MXN[1] |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post for 17 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 8 proportional representation seats | |
Last election | 2 June 2024 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
Website | |
www.congresobc.gob.mx |
The Congress of the State of Baja California (Spanish: Congreso del Estado de Baja California) is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Baja California. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Baja California, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.
The Congress is unicameral and consists of 25 deputies. 17 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided, while 8 are elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term.
The Congress convenes in the Legislative Power building (edificio del Poder Legislativo), which is located in Mexicali, the capital city of the State.