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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 …

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 …

The new Election Law Bill contains a regulation that candidate may only submit lawsuit regarding the result of legislative elections no later than three consecutive days after the result announcement. Many people think the deadline is too short. In the …

Political parties are urged to place their female candidates as the number one candidate in at least 30 percent of all electoral districts. The government need to make a regulation about this affirmative policy in order to increase women representation …

In the plenary meeting to finalize the Temporary Voters List (DPS) on November 1st 2016, the Voters Data Updater Committee (PPDP) admits that their staff faced difficulty in collecting voters data in residential apartment block and in prison because not …

In the upcoming 2017 Local Elections, there are six regencies in the Papua Province that will use the noken system in their election. This system, in which votes are cast by agreement or acclamation, cannot be easily substituted with the …

The Election Commission (KPU) asks all citizens to immediately register themselves for electronic-Resident Identification Card (e-KTP) before the finalization of Voters List (DPT). After finalization, any unregistered voter will have to administer a certification letter at the Civil Registry Office …

Location of Polling Stations (TPS) may increase the participation of voters in elections. Therefore, the Election Commission (KPU) have to be careful in determining where the want to place the TPSs. “If voters are living on the west side of …