2022 Mexican presidential recall referendum

A presidential recall referendum was held in Mexico on 10 April 2022 to decide if incumbent president Andrés Manuel López Obrador should stay in office and serve his full six-year term.

The recall had to be approved by an absolute majority of valid votes, and turnout had to be at least 40% for it to be valid. This was the first national recall election in Mexico. It was proposed by López Obrador himself during his candidacy in the 2018 election and requested by opponents and supporters of his government. It was organized by the Instituto Nacional Electoral, triggered by 2.7 million signatures from 17 states representing 3% of the electoral roll, following rules set by the constitution and the Federal Law of Revocation of Mandate.

The INE, which started preparations in August 2021, stated there was a lack of resources for the consultation organization, causing it to challenge the budget approved by the Chamber of Deputies and ask the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation for their stance. In contrast, the president and other government figures assured that the organization did have the appropriate money. After suspending preparations, the decision for suspension was revoked by the Supreme Court's recess commission and the Federal Electoral Tribunal, which ordered the INE to perform the consultation. With that, on 4 February, the call for consultation was approved, causing the installation of 57,377 polling stations and 1.5 billion Mexican pesos available for the INE, less than half of the initially requested money.