### Approved Allocations for RP Council Seats in BC Municipalities
On August 22, 2024, the General Council of the State Electoral Institute approved the allocation of council seats by the principle of Proportional Representation (PR) for the municipalities of Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecate, Tijuana, Rosarito, San Quintín, and San Felipe.
The initial approval took place on August 21 by the Commission of Political Party Regime and Financing, chaired by councilor Vera Juárez Figueroa. She noted that the allocations were determined based on Article 79 of the local Constitution, in conjunction with Article 31 of the Electoral Law.
To qualify for PR council seats, political parties or independent candidates had to meet three criteria: register a complete slate of candidates for the municipal council in the respective municipality, obtain at least 3% of the vote cast on June 2, and not have received the respective majority certificate, as these positions are reserved for those who had a narrow margin of defeat.
Based on these parameters, the council seats were allocated as follows for each municipality:
– **Ensenada**: Adrián García García (PAN), Brenda Mendoza Kawanishi (Encuentro Solidario), Armando Díaz Hoeflich (Movimiento Ciudadano), Jaqueline Denise Izabal Bitterlin (Fuerza por México), Juan Isaías Bertín Sandoval (Partido del Trabajo), Ana Daniela García Salgado (PRI).
– **Mexicali**: Manuel Rudecindo García Fonseca, Sandra Dennis Cota Montes, Gustavo Magallanes Cortés (PAN), Luisa Fernanda Zuccoli Romero (PVEM), José Francisco Barraza Chiquete (Movimiento Ciudadano), Joel Abraham Blas Ramos (PRI), María de Jesús Márquez Amavizca (Partido del Trabajo).
– **Tecate**: Pedro Jesús Torres Salas, Karolina Fraijo Velázquez (Encuentro Solidario), Laura Estela Sevilla García (PAN), Sonia López Montoya (Partido del Trabajo), Claudia Raquel Cota (PRI).
– **Tijuana**: Georgina Arana Cruz, Miguel Antonio Loza Ginuez, Sandra Betsaida Magaña Ríos (PAN), Melissa Pacheco Silveyra, Jesús Javier Merino Cuevas (Movimiento Ciudadano), Joel Fabián Guardado Reynaga (Partido del Trabajo), Ranier Alejandro Falcón Martínez (Encuentro Solidario).
– **Rosarito**: Luis Ricardo Martínez Cabrales, Yannett Sepúlveda Carreón (PRI), Joanna Eugenia Garay Machado, Alan Isaí Bautista Plascencia (Movimiento Ciudadano), Graciela Aguirre Higuera (Partido del Trabajo).
– **San Quintín**: Alfredo Aviña Galván (independent), Enrique Ramos Romero (PVEM), Ashley Giselle Casillas Gómez (Partido del Trabajo), Gabriel Soria Cuevas (PAN), Jesús Martínez Romero (Movimiento Ciudadano).
– **San Felipe**: Cristina Isabel Tiznado Hernández, Carlos Alberto Morones Galindo, Rosa Amelia Cortez Gómez (PVEM), Idelba Tanairy Hernández Mayoral (Movimiento Ciudadano), Mitza Nohemí Hernández Winkler (PAN).
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