Congress of Nuevo León
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The Congress of the State of Nuevo Leon is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Nuevo Leon. The congress is the governmental deliberative body of Nuevo Leon, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.
History
On July 1824 the first 11 deputies of the congress were elected creating the Nuevo Leon 1st Legislature on August 1st 1824.
In 1917 the number of deputies was increased to 15. Since then until present the number of deputies has changed several times.
All deputies in the congress were elected by popular vote until 1979 when some seats in the congress were distributed by an apportionment process.
Since its installation the congress has been renewed 70 times.
External links
- http://www.congreso-nl.gob.mx
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