According to the Political Constitution of the
Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican state is placed in a single individual, that
Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán who is chosen for a period of 6 years and is not eligible for reelection. The term of governor begins October 1 of the year of the election and finishes September 30 six years later.