The Philippines†2006 election is the first time for Philippines to merge presidential election and parliamentary election. It is an important lesson for Indonesia which will hold the first presidential election and parliamentary election simultaneously in 2019. If mistaken, the …
Read More »DJOHAN RADY
The Revised Law on Election = Missing Link of Simultaneous Elections
Revised Law on regional elections tends to be a disconnected flow of formulating 2019 election. Simultaneous election design of national and regional should have been counted in gradually in the legislation and the organization of elections in 2017 and 2018. …
Read More »Commission II and Government Agreed on 13 points on the Election Law Revision
Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR) held a working meeting with the government to make decisions about the level I of the first revision of election laws. In this meeting, the Working Unit (Panja) delivered 13 points of …
Read More »Effort in reinforcing Independence of Electoral Committee
The obligation of consultation that is binding in the creation of law attracts the Electoral Committee (KPU) to the political interest of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government. KPU is ready to propose judicial review to the Constitutional …
Read More »Related Articles To Position and Authority of KPU Chairman
The passing of chairman of the General Election Commission, Husni Kamil Manik means a vacant leadership institutionally and structurally. This absence also means emptiness of KPU commissioner. In Law Number 15 Year 2011 concerning General Election Organizer lists an explanation …
Read More »Replacement Intertemporal of KPU Commissioners
The passing of KPU commissioner is a requirement of interim replacement. Law No. 15 of 2011 on General Election Organizer reads requirements of interim replacement of KPU commissioners. The Law also caters ordinances of replacement. “Under the law, Hasyim Asyari …
Read More »The Election of The Chief of Electoral Committee by Six Members
Electoral Committee (KPU) has already recruited a substitute for the deceased Husni Kamil Malik. Juri Ardiantoro was chosen through discussion and voting. Some people assessed that this quick act is due to the starting of 2017 Local Elections in August. …
Read More »The Strenghts and Weaknesses of the Money Politics Regulation in the Local Election Law
The Law No.10/2016 has several articles that strengthen the law reinforcement of regulation on money politics. However, on the other side, there are also several articles that weaken it. The effect of the implementation of the law can be positive …
Read More »August Mellaz: Parallel Electoral System Not Relevant
The election system that will be used in the upcoming 2019 Elections is getting more concrete. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued 13 strategic issues in the codification of the Presidential Election Law, Legislative Election Law, and the Election …
Read More »Figuring Out the Scheme for the Funding of Simultaneous Regional Elections
 The budgeting for the previous simultaneous regional election 2015 became an important matter to be evaluated. The Pilkada funding by the APDB were considered problematic. Various schemes were proposed. The Pilkada funding scheme from the annual regional budget (APDB) issued …
Read More »