User:Rortiz02/Constituent Assembly of Mexico City

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On January 29, 2016, Mexico City was granted the status of a federal entity with its own constitution. The city’s government undertook the task of developing the constitution in a democratic way by taking input from citizens and involving them in the drafting process..

Drafting Process

The drafting of the constitution was executed by a group of 28 citizens of the city with diverse backgrounds. They were advised by technical staff that helped the group adhere to proper legal language. To assure that the constitution reflected the wishes of the general public, the government partnered with LabCDMX, the “creative and experimental office of Mexico City,” who ran citywide surveys and utilized Change.org to receive input from the public.

After the initial drafting process, the city’s government handed control of the constitutional process to a constituent assembly, separate from the original drafting committee,  that edited and approved a final version of the constitution. The constituent assembly was composed of 100 members, 60 of whom were elected representatives and 40 of whom were appointed by the president, the mayor, or were selected from congress.

The assembly convened from September 15, 2016 until the deadline to present a final draft on January 31, 2017. Despite the assembly's complete freedom to edit the draft, 14 of the 15 petitions with more than 5,000 signatures were present in the final version. In February 2017, the constitution was approved, and it came into effect in September 2018.