MEXICO ELECTIONS 2024
Elections in Mexico 2024: how to check the quick count and the PREP live?
Here’s how you can check the quick count and PREP live, as the 2024 Mexican election results are released on Sunday, 2 June.
On June 2, elections were held in Mexico, with voters heading to the polls to elect a new President of the Mexican Republic and local and subnational officials. Let’s take a look at how to check the results of the quick count and the PREP, which indicate trends in this electoral process.
More than 19,000 positions are being voted on, with particular emphasis on the election of governors in the states of Chiapas, Mexico City, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Yucatan.
Check the quick count and PREP
As a part of the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP), the INE developed a tool that allows users to obtain preliminary voting results starting on election night.
The PREP will begin operating at 8:00 PM on June 2 and will be available for online consultation from that time. To use the tool, visit the official PREP website. Once the PREP is up and running, the page will constantly update, allowing for the viewing of real-time results.
The differences between quick count and PREP
The quick count and the PREP are two different processes used in Mexican elections to provide information on electoral results quickly and preliminarily. These are the main differences:
Quick Count
- It is a statistical method designed to provide a quick and reliable estimate of election results.
- It is based on a representative sample of voting records to predict the overall outcome of the election.
- It is conducted on the same day as the election and aims to provide a reliable projection of the final results before the official count is completed.
- Its main objective is to provide early information about the trend of the electoral results, but it is not the official result.
PREP (Preliminary Electoral Results Program)
- It is a system designed to publish preliminary electoral results as voting records are counted.
- Real-Time Results: It shows the results at the polling station level as they are received and processed, allowing citizens and political parties to follow the progress of the count in real time.
- Preliminary Data: The data from PREP is preliminary and can change as the official count progresses. Therefore, they are not final results and may be subject to changes.
- Transparency: PREP provides transparency to the electoral process and helps detect irregularities or inconsistencies in the preliminary data that may require more detailed review.