Novice Voters Research Articles

PERAN MEDIA MASSA TERHADAP PEMILIH PEMULA DALAM PEMILU PRESIDEN DAN WAKIL PRESIDEN TAHUN 2014

The term novice voters are regarded toHigh School Students, College Students, or worker who is between 17 to 21 years old and never been participate or vote in the election. This definition is hand in hand with the law number 10 - 2008, regarding genera election that define the minimum or condition of the voter (article 19:1). Novice voters are characterized as educated, critical, independent, fashionable, adaptable, and like to learn new things. Before the Indonesia Presidential Election in 2014, the media were intensively relay informations on the president and vice president candidates. The media have important part indelivering information and knowledge for the citizens about the election. Newspaper, magazines, radio and television are believed to be the most vital part in the politic democracy system.The study used the Kultivation Theory Analysis, which focus on how the influence of media to the citizens through the news that were broadcasted in the television continuously. This is a descriptive qualitative study which means to describe the role of media especially television that affect the perspective and the novice voters’ attitude toward 2014 the presidential election. The result of this study showed that the role of television staton, especially the Metro TV and TV One were vital, because novice voters whit their limited knowledge about election, gain informations through those Metro TV and TV One to gain knowledge and information about the 2014 presidential election. As the result, the media is capable to affect the novice voters’ point of view to actively participate as voters in the 2014 presidential election.

FENOMENA PILGUB BABEL 2017 (MEMAHAMI KARAKTER PEMILIH PEMULA DALAM MENENTUKAN HAK KONSTITUSIONALNYA

This study discusses the phenomenon of Babel Pilgub 2017 in understanding the extent of the character of early voters in determining their constitutional rights in the Pilgub. The novice viewers' views are now evolving and have undergone many changes. The approach model used by the beginner Bangka Beliutng voters in determining and dropping their choice. The advance level of the beginner's education of Bangka Belitung became the main reason for the occurrence of electoral disorientation. So far, the most dominant and decisive primordial factor of primal voters has shifted toward the achievement factor of the candidates. This can be seen from 27,988 novice voters or 3.08% of the total number of existing voters list, the distribution of candidate achievement relationships with the choice of the novice to the spouse is very strong. The results of this study indicate that there is a tendency to change the character of the beginner voters before they decide and choose their choice to cover five aspects such as the novice voters to choose candidate pairs of governors / representatives who are faithful, honest, rich, fair and able to separate between the people's property and private property, knowing what the advantages and disadvantages of the candidates are, they do not choose candidate pairs who use money politics or any unlawful means to get people to vote for them, and they choose candidate pairs that use the wealth of the people for the importance of education and welfare.

PARTISIPASI POLITIK PEMILIH PEMULA DALAM BINGKAI JEJARING SOSIAL DI MEDIA SOSIAL

The purpose of this research to identify the social networking of early voters in the social media and its influence toward political participation. Using qualitative approach, the data is primarily collected through focus group discussion and in-depth interview with 63 college students chosen purposively in 3 big cities; Bandung, Jakarta, and Surabaya. Research results show that social media is massively used by the early voters for interacting and communicating because it needs no physical preparation and revelation of their original personality. The network is easily accessed, both on campus and at home, which sustains higher intensity in using social media. While networking socially, the early voters only interact and communicate with old acquaints, thus the networking does not aim for developing a new network. Their participation in politics is considered low, have less understanding about politics, and have not participated yet, both online and offline. Social media has become their primary source of political news and information for discussing with family and peers face-to-face. Discussion result becomes a consideration for their political decision making. The contribution of this research is to give perspectives on political participation of novice voters in social media in order to motivate social media users to become politically literate.

Beginner Voter’s Behavior: Study of the Simultaneous Regional Elections at Karawang Regency, West Java

The purpose of this study is to know: Beginner Voter Behavior, the extent to which parties influence the political party influence the behavior of voter’s beginners, and factors that can affect voter behavior in Pedes Regency in the Simultaneous Regional Elections in Karawang regency in 2015. This study uses phenomenological approach, analytical descriptive method, and various qualitative research. The qualitative data needed in this research is related to: Beginner Voter Behavior, the extent to which parties influence the political parties to influence the behavior of the beginning voters, and what factors may affect voter behavior in Pedes District in the Simultaneous Regional Elections in Karawang regency in 2015 that is appropriate data and considered it is necessary to solve the problems formulated in the study. The analysis involves Beginner Voter Behavior, the extent to which political parties influence the behavior of novice voters, and factors that may influence voter behavior in Pedes District in the Simultaneous Regional Elections in Karawang Regency in 2015.

Beginner Voter’s Behavior: Study of the Simultaneous Regional Elections at Karawang Regency, West Java

The purpose of this study is to know: Beginner Voter Behavior, the extent to which parties influence the political party influence the behavior of voter’s beginners, and factors that can affect voter behavior in Pedes Regency in the Simultaneous Regional Elections in Karawang regency in 2015. This study uses phenomenological approach, analytical descriptive method, and various qualitative research. The qualitative data needed in this research is related to: Beginner Voter Behavior, the extent to which parties influence the political parties to influence the behavior of the beginning voters, and what factors may affect voter behavior in Pedes District in the Simultaneous Regional Elections in Karawang regency in 2015 that is appropriate data and considered it is necessary to solve the problems formulated in the study. The analysis involves Beginner Voter Behavior, the extent to which political parties influence the behavior of novice voters, and factors that may influence voter behavior in Pedes District in the Simultaneous Regional Elections in Karawang Regency in 2015.

Media dan Perilaku Pemilih Pemula pada Pilihan Presiden Tahun 2014 di Kabupaten Sidoarjo

The purpose of this study explained socialization was conducted by electoral commission Sidoarjo Regency and media that is used by the community and its influence on behavior of beginning voters. The basic concept of this research used theory of voter behavior and socialization of psychological aspects as well as theory of media usage. Data collection was done by distributing questionnaires to 99 beginner voter respondents as well as interviews with regional commissioners. Data analysis was performed multiple linear regression analysis and description. The results showed that the socialization conducted by electoral commission Sidoarjo Regency Sidoarjo was optimal. Media used for socialization included television, social media (internet), radio, billboards, print media (newspapers and magazines), and workshops / seminars / working meetings. Newbie voters in 2014 presidential elections indicated behavior to participate in presidential elections. The use of communication media and socialization of presidential candidates and vice presidential candidates had an influence on the behavior of novice voters. The influence of these two variables on the beginner behavior is shown by R coefficient of 27.1%. While, the most influential factor on behavior is the media used by novice voters to obtain information, knowledge, and understanding of the presidential candidate.

PERSONAL VALUES DAN INTERNAL POLITICAL EFFICACY TERHADAP PARTISIPASI POLITIK MAHASISWA PEMILIH PEMULA (Studi pada Fakultas Psikologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora, serta Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi UIN SGD Bandung)

Political participation is the manifest of people power, however there’s a declining trend of voters in the previous elections. This study is aimed to examine relative contribution of personal values and internal political efficacy toward political participation. Subject of research is 231students from four faculties of Islamic State University (UIN) Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, registered and becaming a novice voter in the election of 2014. The result of the regression analysis between Personal Values (X1) and Internal Political Efficacy (X2) collectively together against participation in Political Participation (Y) is resulted F = 17,809 in the significancy level (p) = 0,000. It shown that Personal Values and Internal Political Efficacy simoultaneously have significant effect toward student’s political participation .