HOW TO READ A MEXICAN VOTER CARD
GENDER OF CARD HOLDER
H = MALE
M = FEMALE
THE BEARER´S AGE WHEN
THE CARD WAS ISSUED
NAME
ADDRESS
YEAR OF ISSUANCE AND NUMBER OF CARDS ISSUED
CARDS CAN BE REPLACED IF LOST OR BEARER MOVES
0 OR 00 = FIRST CARD 1 OR 01 = SECOND CARD 2 OR 02 =THIRD CARD
THE VOTER CODE NUMBER CONSISTS OF:
FIRST LETTER OF FIRST SURNAME
FIRST INTERNAL CONSONANT OF FIRST SURNAME
FIRST LETTER OF SECOND SURNAME
FIRST INTERNAL CONSONANT OF SECOND SURNAME
FIRST LETTER OF FIRST GIVEN NAME
FIRST INTERNAL CONSONANT OF FIRST GIVEN NAME
DATE OF BIRTH YY/ MM/ DD
TWO DIGITS OF PLACE OF BIRTH
GENDER H / M
RANDOM NUMBER TO AVOID DUPLICITY
CHECK DIGIT
(TOTAL 18 DIGITS)
PLACE OF BIRTH CODE
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AGUASCALIENTES - 01
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE - 02
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR - 03
CAMPECHE - 04
COAHUILA - 05
COLIMA - 06
CHIAPAS - 07
CHIHUAHUA - 08
DISTRITO FEDERAL - 09
DURANGO - 10
GUANAJUATO - 11
GUERRERO - 12
HIDALGO - 13
JALISCO - 14
ESTADO DE MEXICO - 15
MICHOACAN - 16
MORELOS - 17
NAYARIT - 18
NUEVO LEON - 19
OAXACA - 20
PUEBLA - 21
QUERETARO - 22
QUINTANA ROO - 23
SAN LUIS POTOSI - 24
SINALOA - 25
SONORA - 26
TABASCO - 27
TAMAULIPAS - 28
TLAXCALA - 29
VERACRUZ - 30
YUCATAN - 31
ZACATECAS - 32
FOR THOSE BORN OVERSEAS THE CODE IS:
88
AND FROM 2004 TO TODAY IFE STARTED TO USE THE CODE 87 FOR THOSE
MEXICANS BORN IN THE US
VOTER CODE NUMBER
SPECIAL CASES
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IF THE BEARER’S NAME STARTS WITH:
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES - WILL APPEAR
MARIA GUADALUPE - WILL APPEAR
MARIA - WILL APPEAR
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MR
IF THE BEARER’S NAME STARTS WITH:
MA DE LOS ANGELES - WILL APPEAR
MA LUISA - WILL APPEAR
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MA
MA
IF THE BEARER’S NAME STARTS WITH:
J GUADALUPE - WILL APPEAR
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AN
JX
IF THE BEARER’S NAME STARTS WITH:
MN
JOSE ANTONIO - WILL APPEAR AN
JOSE MARIA - WILL APPEAR JS
JOSE MANUEL - WILL APPEAR
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IF THE BEARER’S NAME HAS ONLY ONE SURNAME:
NAVARRETE, JUAN CARLOS - WILL APPEAR
XS NVCR o XXNVCR
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DETECTION
POINT FOR IDENTITY FRAUD.
CHECK THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BEARER’S AGE, AND THE
YEAR OF REGISTRATION . MEXICAN CITIZENS USUALLY GET AN
IFE CARD BEFORE THEY TURN 19. IN THIS CASE,
NOTE THAT BEARER OBTAINED HIS FIRST CARD AT THE AGE OF 27.
AGE
YEAR OF ISSUANCE
00=FIRST CARD ISSUED
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DISCREPENCY BETWEEN AGE AND
REGISTRATION DATE. THE IFE CARD IS EASILY OBTAINABLE.
MOST MEXICANS APPLY FOR ONE SOON AFTER TURNING 18.
MEXICAN CITIZENS USE THIS DOCUMENT NOT ONLY FOR VOTING
BUT TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WHEN CASHING CHECKS,
BOARDING AIRPLANES, APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT,
OR DRIVER’S LICENSE, ETC.
AGE
YEAR OF ISSUANCE
00=FIRST CARD ISSUED
PRE 2001
SECURITY FEATURES
ON LAMINATE OVER
POLAROID PHOTO
2001 VERSION
DIGITIZED PHOTO
OPTICALLY VARIABLE
MICROPRINT
SECURITY FEATURES
PRE 2001 VERSION
BEARER´S SIGNATURE
AND FINGERPRINT ON PAPER
COVERED BY LAMINATE
2001 VERSION
DIGITIZED FINGERPRINT
AND SIGNATURE
12 DIGITS
VS
13 DIGITS
MICROLINE PRINTING AROUND
THE PICTURE WITH THE
BEARER´S NAME AND DATE OF
CARD ISSUANCE
MICROLINE PRINTING
AROUND THE
SIGNATURE WITH THE
BEARER´S NAME
SECTION
NUMBER
CORRESPONDS
WITH THE FIRST
FOUR DIGITS OF
THE CARD
NUMBER
FRONT OF IFE CARD UNDER UV LIGHT
2001 VERSION
BEARERS NAME IN UV
PRE 2001 VERSION
SEAL IN UV
COUNTERFEIT IFE CARDS
COUNTERFEIT IFE CARDS