A new, independent electoral institute has been created to oversee the campaigning and assure an honest count.

Also taking part are the electoral institute, academics and nongovernmental organizations.

But the matter came as a surprise to many, including officials at the electoral institute.

District officials met this morning to verify totals and then forward the results to the electoral institute.

As the totals climb they have remained consistent with the initial projections made by the electoral institute.

Elections within the Federal District are also organized by a local electoral institute.

In three states, PRI members have been discovered posing as officials of the electoral institute to organize training sessions for polling place workers.

Since then the leftists have regarded just about every decision the electoral institute makes with suspicion.

Today, Mexico's electoral institute advises other nations on how to organize clean balloting.

The current interior minister, Diodoro Carrasco, said in an interview that his policy was to help the electoral institute to hold fair elections.