A new discussion arises regarding the Bill for the new Elections Law. Many election experts and activists discuss the possibility of changing the seats allocation per electoral area from 3 to 10 seats per electoral area to only 3 to …
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KPU Officially Inaugurates Operation Room
On the last day of their term of office, the members of the Election Commission (KPU) for the 2012-2017 period officially inaugurate operation room. Operation room is a monitoring room equipped with 34 monitoring screens so that election officers at …
Read More »Three NGOs Receive Bawaslu Award
The Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) presents an award to three non-government organizations (NGOs). The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), Network of Voters’ Education for the People (JPPR), and Independent Committee of Election Observers (KIPP) receive the award for their …
Read More »Juri Ardiantoro: This Is Our Last Day in Office
On Monday, April 10th 2017, the Election Commission (KPU) publishes five books on the Performance of KPU Members for the Period of 2012-2017. The books contain report of performance and activities conducted by KPU for the last five years and …
Read More »KPU Members: We Want to Make History
The Election Commission (KPU) just launched five books on their performance during the 2012-2017 term of office. One book contains collection of photos, another book contains report on the Presidential and Legislative Election of 2014, and the other books contains …
Read More »The Government Does Not Need to Increase the Number of KPU Members
During a public discussion titled “Safeguarding Election with Integrity” in Jakarta (04/06), the Executive Director of Populi Center, Usep S. Ahyar, says that the government does not need to increase the number of Election Commission and the Election Monitoring Body …
Read More »Selection Process by Selection Committee Is More Accountable Than Fit and Proper Test
Many election experts think the selection process conducted by a special Selection Committee (Pansel) is more accountable than the fit and proper test conducted by the members of Commission II of the Parliament. The selection process by Pansel follows a …
Read More »JPPR: KPU Is Like An Ied Prayer, While Bawaslu Is Like A Friday Prayer
The National Coordinator of the Network of Voters Education for the People (JPPR), Masykurudin Hafidz, says that the Election Commission (KPU) is much better in facing the internal solidity problem of the election management body than the Election Monitoring Body …
Read More »42 Political Parties Do Not Attend the SIPOL KPU Introduction
On March 7th 2017, the Election Commission (KPU) conducted introduction and pilot testing of the Information System of Political Parties (SIPOL). SIPOL is designed to anticipate the 2019 Legislative Elections. The purpose of this program is to facilitate political parties …
Read More »Questioning the Democratic Value in e-Voting Technology
Before we implement e-voting technology in election, first we need to ask whether the technology is compatible with democratic value. Majority of voters in Indonesia do not know the process of vote transcript in e-voting election and the risk of …
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