Organizational Dimensions of Bawaslu and Policy for Improving Election Implementation Supervision

Abstract

For Indonesia as a democratic country, the holding of an increasingly high-quality election is a demand and a challenge. For this reason, effective supervision of its implementation is a necessity. A quality election through a policy of increasing oversight of its implementation is a public expectation, so that it contains the public interest. The regulation of the organizational dimensions of the election supervisory body in the laws that regulate it adequately is an important factor for the effective implementation of the supervisory function. Using normative, qualitative and literary juridical methods, it is known that Law Number 17 of 2017 concerning General Elections, which among others regulates the organization of the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) and governance and its derivative regulations are public policies. Several dimensions and elements of the organization have been regulated, namely formalization, hierarchy of authority, specialization, standardization, organizational goals, professionalism, organizational size, and support staff. Some of them have been regulated adequately, and some of them are inadequate. There are some inconsistent, incomplete and ambiguous settings. The regulation regarding Bawaslu in the law shows the existence of policy objectives, policy actors and institutions, policy environment and policy hierarchy.