Mexico's election chief resigns Mexico's top election official has resigned amid a corruption scandal, according to the New York Times. The available source text does not provide any further verified details about the allegations, data or timeline beyond the resignation and the officials' role in Mexico's electoral process. Even with limited facts, the signal is clear: the institutional breakdown in Mexico is not limited to border states or cartel territories. When credibility erodes at the top of the electoral apparatus, sovereignty weakens and any security narrative from Mexico City deserves a harder check. Source of blood meridian.