Article 8 Political Constitution of the United Mexican States

First Title · Chapter I. On Human Rights and Their Guarantees

Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 2 June 2026

Public officials and employees shall respect the exercise of the right of petition, provided that it is formulated in writing, in a peaceful and respectful manner; but in political matters only the citizens of the Republic may make use of that right.

Every petition must receive a written agreement from the authority to which it has been addressed, which has the obligation to make it known to the petitioner within a brief term.

Political Constitution of the United Mexican States · Transitory provisions

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