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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 …

Members of Commission II of the Parliament say that they will only select new members of the Election Commission (KPU) that show commitment to implement e-voting technology in Indonesia elections. E-voting technology is considered as a necessity to resolve all …

According to the survey conducted by Polling Center and the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), out of four hundred respondents which located in Sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, and Eastern Indonesia, 60 percent of them do not …

Out of total four hundred respondents of a survey conducted by Polling Center, only 14 percent of the respondents who want to use closed-list proportional system in election. 47 percent of respondents want to vote for independent candidate, and 39 …

When asked about when will the Election Commission (KPU) hold election using e-voting technology, a commissioner from KPU, Hadar Nafis Gumay, says that he and his colleagues in KPU have no exact idea. However, Hadar says that KPU is willing …

A commissioner of the Election Commission (KPU), Arief Budiman, says that in 2017 KPU is facing a tight schedule. One of the activity that should be completed is the 2017 Concurrent Local Elections which will end in May. The earlier …

51 percent or 204 out of total 400 respondents of a survey conducted in Sumatera, Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, and Eastern Indonesia, want more than just two candidates for the upcoming 2019 Presidential Election. Voters with the age …

A professor of constitutional law from Andalas University, Saldi Isra, says the Constitutional Court (MK) is just too liberal in providing public access inside their office building. According to Saldi, this is dangerous because there might be some people who …

The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) urges members of the Commission II of Parliament to immediately conduct fit and proper test on the candidates for the new members of Election Commission (KPU) and Election Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) for the …

Former Chief Judge of the Supreme Court (MA) for the term of 2001-2008, Bagir Manan, says that the government should handpick the judges for the Constitutional Court (MK), not recruit them through jobs opening and application. Bagir also says that …