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[7] Voting is taking place in almost half of Mexico’s states amid very tight security after a campaign marred by killings and death threats attributed to drug cartels. There’s widespread nervousness over the violence as the public vote for new mayors and governors.
    In the month leading up to the election, candidates in some of the Mexican regions have complained of intimidation by drug cartels, which forced them to adopt extra security measures on the campaign trail. Two local candidates in the state of Chihuahua where Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s most violent city, is located, [8] admitted to the BBC that they kept their public agenda hidden, used decoys like announcing they were heading for a rally and then going to another, and avoided night-time political activity altogether.