Congress of Baja California Sur

{{Short description|Legislature of Baja California Sur, Mexico}}

{{Update|date=December 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| name = Congress of the State of Baja California Sur

| logo = Logo del Congreso de Baja California Sur.svg

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| legislature = XVI Legislature

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| house_type = Unicameral

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| leader1_type = President

| leader1 = Eduardo Valentín Van Wormer Castro (MORENA)

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| leader3_type = Secretary

| leader3 = Gabriela Montoya Terrazas

| party3 = (PT)

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| members = 21

| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post for 16 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 5 proportional representation seats

| last_election1 = {{interlanguage link|Elecciones estatales de Baja California Sur de 2024|es|lt=2 June 2024}}

| next_election1 = 2027

| authority = [http://www.difbcs.gob.mx/v2/media/downs/CONSTITUCION%20BCS.pdf#10 Title VI, Chapter I, Article 40 of the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur]

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{{legend|#B5261E|MORENA (9)}}

{{legend|#F92C00|PT (4)}}

{{legend|#002387|PAN (3)}}

{{legend|{{party color|Force for Mexico}}|FXM (1)}}

{{legend|#F6DE23|PRD (1)}}

{{legend|#008000|PRI (1)}}

{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|Independent (2)}}

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| meeting_place = La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

| website = [http://www.cbcs.gob.mx/ www.cbcs.gob.mx]

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The Congress of the State of Baja California Sur ({{langx|es|Congreso del Estado de Baja California Sur}}) is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Baja California Sur. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Baja California Sur, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

The Congress is unicameral and consists of 21 deputies.{{cite web|url=http://www.acadep.com/ofs/uploads/Ley%20Reglamentaria%20del%20Poder%20Legislativo%20del%20Estado%20de%20B.C.S..pdf|title=Ley Reglamentaria del Poder Legislativo del Estado de B.C.S.|publisher=Government of Baja California Sur|date=31 December 2011|access-date=3 March 2021|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://peninsulardigital.com/extra/juicio-politico-a-los-diputados-pero-para-los-21/286422|title=Juicio político a los diputados… pero a los 21|work=Peninsular Digital|first=Christian|last=Zarazúa|date=29 June 2020|access-date=3 March 2021|language=es}} 16 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis while five are elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term.

The Congress convenes at the “General José María Morelos y Pavón” meeting room at the Palace of Legislative Power in the state capital of La Paz.{{cite news|url=https://www.bcsnoticias.mx/buscan-iniciar-con-las-votaciones-electronicas-en-el-congreso-de-baja-california-sur/|title=Buscan iniciar con las votaciones electrónicas en el Congreso de Baja California Sur|work=BCS Noticias|date=4 October 2018|access-date=3 March 2021|language=es}}