Abstract
Voter participation in elections is one of the benchmarks of the success of political development. The high level of voter participation will indicate the success of the elections and the low voter participation will indicate the failure of the election. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the participation of the voters as the responsibility of the KPU. Therefore, the KPU makes an effort to increase voter participation by conducting election socialization in Langkat Regency. The socialization aims to provide and disseminate information on elections. The effort is certainly to increase voter participation in the election. From this research is done with the aim to know the role of Election Commission Langkat in order to increase voter participation. The method used in this research is descriptive research method with qualitative approach. Analysis of the whole data is done with summarize data that is selecting data, simplified, and taken the main meaning (essence). Based on measurement of effectiveness of election socialization such as; achievement of objectives, procedures, resources, budgets, facilities, infrastructure and integration or cooperation with other organizations. Generated that socialization of election conducted by Langkat Regency KPU not yet effective where achievement of objective, procedure, budget, infrastructure and integration not effective and utilization of resources and facilities running effectively. So the result of this research is the role of Election Commission Langkat in order to increase the voters have not been maximized. With low voter participation rate around 60% obtained by data processing KPU Langkat Regency.
Highlights
Implementation of General Election as stipulated in Law Number 12 Year 2003 which was revised in Law Number 22 Year 2007 on the Implementation of General Election states that the General Election (Election) directly by the people is a means of realizing the people sovereignty to produce a democratic state government based on Pancasila and Constitution -The Basic State of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945.The level of public participation in the general election becomes a measure of the success of the election
Socialization Elections is the process of delivering information about the stages and programs of the election The purpose of the socialization by KPU has been stipulated in the Regulation of KPU Number 5 Year 2015 article 3, namely: a) disseminating information on the stages, schedules and election program; b) enhancing community knowledge, understanding and awareness of the rights and obligations in elections; and c) increasing voter participation in elections
The conclusion of the role of Langkat Regency KPU in order to increase voter participation is done by socialization that can be measured the effectiveness of election socialization conducted
Summary
Implementation of General Election as stipulated in Law Number 12 Year 2003 which was revised in Law Number 22 Year 2007 on the Implementation of General Election states that the General Election (Election) directly by the people is a means of realizing the people sovereignty to produce a democratic state government based on Pancasila and Constitution -The Basic State of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945.The level of public participation in the general election becomes a measure of the success of the election. Socialization Elections is the process of delivering information about the stages and programs of the election The purpose of the socialization by KPU has been stipulated in the Regulation of KPU Number 5 Year 2015 article 3, namely: a) disseminating information on the stages, schedules and election program; b) enhancing community knowledge, understanding and awareness of the rights and obligations in elections; and c) increasing voter participation in elections. Not in accordance with Regulation of the General Election Commission Number 5 Year 2015 on Socialization and Public Participation in the Election of Governor and Deputy Governor, Regent and Deputy Regent and / or Mayor and Deputy Mayor. KPUD Langkat Regency has not conducted face-to-face socialization properly in accordance with the regulation .The central KPU has provided solutions for socialization methods by establishing Smart House Elections (RPP) as an alternative in an effort to increase voter participation.
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