Di dalam artikelnya yang berjudul Electoral College = Gerrymandering?, Usep Hasan Sadikin menjabarkan keberatannya terhadap sistem Electoral College (EC) yang diterapkan di dalam pemilihan presiden di Amerika Serikat (AS). Keberatan Usep terhadap sistem EC dapat kita ringkas ke dalam tiga …

The recommendation from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Parliament to increase financial subsidy to political party has received positive response from the Election Commission (KPU). However, KPU asserts that the subsidy should be accompanied with a regulation to …

The position of the Lower House of Parliament (DPD) should be clarify in the new Election Law Bill. DPD should have possess clearer mandate regarding how they should do their job because DPD is responsible to propose bills regarding local …

The number of women participate in the selection process of the election management bodies (EMBs) members is still low. There is only 28 percent of total registrant for the selection of the Election Commission (KPU) and Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) …

The Chairman of the Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu), Muhammad, appreciates the new Bill for the Election Law which, according to him, contains regulations that can strengthen election management bodies (EMBs). He hopes the new regulations will encourage EMBs in Indonesia …

According to the new Election Law Bill proposed by the Government, the Government will implement an election system called limited-open proportional system for the upcoming national elections. Many election activists object to the proposal because they think the limited-open system …

Different result between popular vote and electoral vote in the United States Presidential Election has just happened once again. Hillary Clinton gained more popular votes than Donald Trump, the elected president based on the most electoral votes gained in more …

In almost every election Indonesian government changes the election system for its legislative elections. This is because there is a high demand from the public that political party should produce better politicians. It is expected that a reformation on the …

The Election Commission (KPU), Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu), and Indonesia Broadcasting Commission (KPI) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate their authority to enforce the law regarding broadcasting activity during elections. “I hope every stakeholder will use mass media …

The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) recommends two things regarding the districting process in the Election Law Bill. The first recommendation is to let the Election Commission (KPU) to do the districting for the national legislative (DPR) elections. “We …