Simultaneous Elections Research Articles

Simultaneous Elections in India: Need, Feasibility and Sustainability

Simultaneous Elections in India: Need, Feasibility and Sustainability

Peningkatan Peran Pemilih Pemula dalam Penyelenggaran Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Tahun 2024

On November 27 2024, regional head elections will be held simultaneously. In the Indonesian political system, this is the first simultaneous election. In this election, based on the voter list, many novice voters were involved, namely those who were involved in voting for the first time. New voters are the future of democracy in Indonesia. Therefore, their involvement in elections is encouraged more than just voting but also being involved as election organizers. This is very important for competency development and network expansion in the future. This activity is an outreach regarding registration as an election organizer. The participants in this activity were ITSKKes Muhammadiyah Selong students. As a result of this activity, students were enthusiastic in understanding the voter registration process.

Juridical Review of The Issuance of Ministerial Regulations without Any Delegation from The Law

Ahead of the syncronous Regional Elections (Pilkada) that to be run in November 2024, there is still a polemic related to the legal guidelines for the acting of regional heads’s levitation whose term of office ends ahead of the 2024 simultaneous elections. The legal basis for the Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 4 of 2023 concerning Acting Regional Heads issued by the Minister of Home Affairs is considered to have many irregularities. This paper reveal the absence of statutory delegation in the issuance of the Permendagri and the use of legal considerations of the Constitutional Court judges in the Constitutional Court Decision Number 15/PUU-XX/2022 as a consideration in the Permendagri. The research method used in this paper is normative juridical through a statutory approach as a source of existing law. The results of this study conclude that the issuance of Permendagri No. 4 of 2023 is unfounded if only viewed through the presence or absence of delegation of the formation of implementing regulations. If viewed more broadly through the theory of discretion, then this is considered valid, in order to fill the legal vacuum. The legal deliberations of the Constitutional Court judges in MK’s Decision Number 15/PUU-XX/2022 also strengthen the legitimacy of the issuance of Permendagri No. 4 of 2023, this is because the content of the legal considerations is considered to be commensurate with the ruling, even though the ruling was rejected. Unfortunately, the implementing regulation chosen by the government to regulate the inauguration of acting regional heads is in the form of a Minister of Home Affairs Regulation, not a Government Regulation.

Increasing Political Participation in Welcoming the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections in Patengan Village, Bandung Regency

The election that takes place every five years is a mandate of the 1945 Constitution, Article 22E, which states that the election is held to elect the President, Vice President, members of the DPR, DPD, and DPRD Province and Regency/City based on the principles of direct, general, free, secret, honest and fair. On that basis, the 2024 Simultaneous Election was held again to fulfill the political rights of citizens in a democratic government. Every five years, Indonesia is able to hold elections properly without any action that harms the implementation of these citizens' rights. One of the things that has been noted in every election in Indonesia recently is realizing elections with integrity based on the election principles mentioned above which have become a constitutional reference in Indonesia. Based on the views of the famous election scientist Norris, The New Research Agenda Studying Electoral Integrity (2013), elections with integrity are elections that have taken place following international standards or norms in the context of free and fair elections. For this reason, socialization is needed for the community in Patengan Village as political education so that the community can participate in the simultaneous regional elections and freely choose not to abstain. The socialization was carried out as an effort to increase political participation to welcome the simultaneous regional elections in 2024

YOUTH PEOPLE’S CIVIC AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AT SMAN 1 GIRI, BANYUWANGI REGENCY

This community service activity aims to increase the political and civil literacy of novice voters in preparation for the 2024 Simultaneous Elections in Indonesia. The targets of this community service activity are school students or youth who are at least 17 years old in the year the 2024 Simultaneous Election will be held. Youth were chosen as the main target because they are a group with a large proportion in the 2024 election contestation which will determine the future of democracy. As new voters, they need preparation and a deep understanding of how to participate in the political process effectively to determine the direction and policies of government. For this reason, the Public Administration Department of Universitas Airlangga will partner with the East Java Provincial Education Office which will later provide guidance to the SMAN 1 Giri, Banyuwangi Regency to hold a community service program at the school. Community service activities will involve understanding the political system, democratic processes, political issues, and the importance of active political participation. Activities will be carried out through three main stages: preparation, implementation and evaluation. The preparatory stage involves collecting and compiling relevant political and civic literacy materials. Next, the implementation stage will involve counseling, workshops and group discussions to provide in-depth understanding to novice voters. The evaluation stage will be carried out to measure the effectiveness of the program and obtain feedback from participants. It is hoped that this activity will provide a fundamental contribution in increasing the political and civil literacy of novice voters. With a better understanding of the political system, first-time voters will be able to make good political decisions, participate actively in the political process, and critically evaluate the information they receive.

The Optimization of Bawaslu’s Role in the 2024 Simultaneous Elections

Abstrak Salah satu pelaksanaan demokrasi dalam suatu negara termasuk Indonesia yakni melalui pemilu, dimana pemilu menjadi arwah proses demokratisasi. Bawaslu menjadi lembaga penting dalam pelaksanaan pemilu, untuk bagaimana kemudian proses penyelenggaraan pemilu sesuai dengan peraturan perundang-undangan. Bahkan banyak wacana pelaksanaan pemilu dimundurkan dan jika dilaksanakan melalui sisten proporsional tertutup. Dalam hal ini secara tidak langsung harus ada amandemen konstitusi kemudian revisi undang-undang pemilu. Dan ini menjadi tantangan bagi Bawaslu selaku salah satu lembaga inti dalam proses pelaksanaan pemilu serentak di tahun 2024, untuk mengawasi pelaksanaan pemilu sesuai dengan regulasi yang telah diatur dalam Undang-Undang Pemilu atau UU No.7 Tahun 2017. Tulisan ini akan membedah bagaimana optimalisasi pengawasan pemilu serentak di Indonesia serta bagaimana kewenangan Bawaslu dalam menghadapi Pemilu serentak di Indonesia. Metode dalam penulisan ini menggunakan metode normatif dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan serta pendekatan konseptual. Hasil tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa Baswalu pada saat ini sudah dapat melaksanakan tugas dan fungsinya sebagaimana tujuan dari pembentukan bawaslu. optimalisasi pengawasan pemilu menuju pemilu serentak 2024 yaitu Bawaslu berupaya yang dalam hal ini melalui Peraturan Badan Pengawas Pemilu (Perbawaslu). Bawaslu merevisi Perbawaslu dalam menghadapi pemilu serentak, dengan inisiatif merombak dalam aspek tata kerja serta pola hubungan. Kata Kunci: Optimalisasi, Pemilu, Pengawasan, Indonesia

Toward Digital Election in Indonesia: Cost Effectiveness Analysis of IVORI (Internet-Voting Republik Indonesia) as an e-Voting System

The election in 2019 was held simultaneously, where people directly elected the DPR, DPD, Provincial/Regency/City DPRD, President and Vice President on April 17, 2019. All the changes in the implementation of elections in Indonesia since 1999, all of them are still carried out using paper. The history of the simultaneous elections in Indonesia in 2019, which were quite expensive, is a consideration for a more sustainable election process. Since the beginning of this century, internet voting has become the most straightforward and prevalent electoral reform adopted by many countries, with the goal of lowering voting expenses by enhancing convenience. This study aims to compare the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) of conventional elections using paper ballots with digital-based elections using internet voting (I-voting) and we also developed a prototype of a digital election system called IVORI (I-Voting Republik Indonesia). The results show that elections using the I-voting system are proven to be 71% more cost-effective than conventional systems. IVORI is an internet-based digital election web application that offers two features, namely "VOTING" which will only be active on election day for voters who are eligible to vote and have been previously registered so that they can log in to the application using their ID number and voting station code and the "INFORMASI KANDIDAT" feature which can be accessed by voters during the candidate's campaign period which contains information about the background and work program plans of each candidate.

KONSTRUKSI HUKUM PENCALONAN PRESIDEN DAN WAKIL PRESIDEN YANG MENCERMINKAN DEMOKRASI PANCASILA BERDASARKAN UU NOMOR 7 TAHUN 2017

This study aims to examine and determine the Legal Construction of Presidential and Vice Presidential Nominations that reflect Pancasila democracy in relation to the provisions of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections. The formulation of the problem that the author poses is, What is the Ideal Legal Construction of Presidential and Vice Presidential Nominations to Realize Pancasila Democracy? The research method used is normative where the data used is secondary data in the form of legal materials. In addition to using secondary legal materials, this study also uses several theories to dissect the problems in this study. The results of the study obtained are that the nomination of the president and vice president is regulated in Article 6A paragraph (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, namely "The presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs are proposed by political parties or a coalition of political parties participating in the general election before the general election is held". Regulations regarding the mechanism for nominating the presidential and vice presidential positions are stated in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, Article 222 regulates the same thing regarding filling the presidential and vice presidential positions. The presidential threshold has violated political rights, including the right to be elected and to elect the people protected by the constitution. This restriction on alternative candidates certainly means limiting the people's political channels and to a certain extent can result in an increase in the number of abstainers or white groups in the election. In addition, the opportunity for the people to be elected as candidates is also limited because not all political parties participating in the election have the right to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs because they are constrained by the Presidential Threshold requirements. The policy of direct presidential elections within the framework of simultaneous elections is still problematic. The existence of a threshold for political parties to have the right to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs (Presidential Threshold) in the General Election held simultaneously, has legal implications, namely violating the 1945 Constitution concerning the Presidential System, contrary to Article 6A paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution.

Political Education for Novice Voters to Increase Voter Participation in the Simultaneous Elections of 2024

Students in grade XI high school who are novice voters participated in the Community Service Program to address the following issues: (a) first-time voters who are still unsure about their voting responsibilities and the purpose of elections; (b) low voter participation rates in the 2020 Tuban district elections; (c) limited socialization to novice voters in preparation for the simultaneous elections in 2024; and (d) unstable novice voters, particularly those who are high school students, who still require political introduction and education. This Community Service activity aims to increase the voter participation rate of novice voters in Tuban district in the simultaneous elections of 2024. The Community Service activity uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method, which includes education, coaching, and awareness-raising for novice voters conducted through direct presentations and Q&A sessions with grade XI students at SMAN 1 Grabagan and MAN 1 Tuban. The result of this Community Service activity is an increase in the participation rate of novice voters in Tuban district in the simultaneous elections of 2024.

Money Politics Ahead Of The 2024 Of General Election

The practice of money politics is a phenomenon that often occurs in general elections in Indonesia, including in the face of the 2024 election. Before voting is carried out by voters, during the campaign period, there is a provision of basic necessities to constituents to gain their support. This article tries to formulate the reasons behind the still rampant practice of money politics in holding simultaneous elections in 2024. The method of literature research is used by referring to various related articles. The findings of this article show that the practice of money politics in Indonesian elections has become part of a culture that is difficult to eliminate and has become so ingrained, that it will damage the level of public or constituent trust in the candidate and party concerned. High political costs also open the door wide for corrupt practices that tend to justify all means through the party's transactional approach.

Is Personal Branding The Key To Success In Simultaneous Elections In 2024?

In the context of representative democracy, elections play a central role in determining the direction of a country's policies and leadership. In Indonesia, the moment of general elections, especially the presidential and vice presidential elections, is very important to determine the political future of the nation. With the development of democracy, the phenomenon of first-time voters has emerged-a new generation that is actively involved in the political process. This study aims to examine the impact of personal branding of presidential and vice presidential candidates on novice voters in the 2023 general election. The method used is quantitative with data collection through questionnaires and data analysis using Smart PLS. The results showed that personal attributes such as honesty, professional background, populism, and wealth have a significant positive influence on the perception of personal branding of presidential and vice presidential candidates among novice voters. These findings make a significant contribution to the understanding of how personal branding elements can influence the decisions of novice voters in general elections.

Industrialization of Election Infringement in Simultaneous Elections: Lessons from Sweden

Election violations are increasingly occurring on a massive scale. In Indonesia, by early 2024, 1,032 violations had been handled only for the simultaneous general elections for president, vice president, and members of national and regional legislatures. Meanwhile, the results of handling violations in the 2019 simultaneous elections increased sharply to 21,169 cases, or an increase of 58.3% from 2014. This was due to the material on Indonesia's general election regulations, which overlapped and were not in harmony with the Constitution and judges' decisions. This research aims to analyze the issues surrounding simultaneous general elections in Indonesia and outline alternative progressive policies for achieving democratic governance with dignity and integrity during the next general election. This research focuses on normative law, utilizing statutory and conceptual approaches that pertain to democracy, elections, and various types of violations. To get an overview of the new policy, this research compares the handling of election violations in Indonesia with that in Sweden. The research results show violations of the general election administration, the code of ethics for election organizers, election crimes, and other legal violations in Indonesia and Sweden. However, Sweden still maintains its democratic stability. Several election manipulation factors that become fraud or violations are the manipulation of election rules, the manipulation of vote conditioning in the form of money politics, the updating of voter lists, and the conditioning of candidate requirements to cyberattacks. Therefore, it is crucial for regulations, participants, and the voting public to reevaluate the integrity of elections.

Strategi Kampanye Partai Amanat Nasional Pada Pemilu Legislatif 2024: Pendekatan Teori Marketing-Mix

This article examines to find out the successful campaign strategy of the National Mandate Party (Partai Amanat Nasional, PAN) in increasing its vote in the 2024 Legislative Election. Methodologically, this article uses qualitative method by applying case study approach. In data gathering, it employs library research by mining data from online news channels. In the data analysis, it utilizes the modern platform of NVivo 14 mainly word frequency query. To measure the campaign strategy of PAN, this article applies four indicators of marketing-mix theory: product, price, place, promotion (4P). The finding reveals that in terms of product, PAN promotes a platform of “helping people” with its past record as the reformist party and supported by the legislative candidates’ background of entrepreneurs and artists-celebrities. Regarding the price, the PAN’s campaign budget spent at least 223 billion IDR with its successful campaigns which conducted by each legislative candidate. PAN prefers to rely on the popularity of President of Joko Widodo and legislative candidates. In the context of place, the strategy of local network and canvassing are based on the creativity of each legislative candidates in attracting voters’ sympathy. The leader tour is conducted by visiting influential public figures. Concerning promotion, the campaign publication of PAN relies on printed mass media, television, and social media while event publication is carried out in various regions across the country. Among those four indicators, the price has the most significant impact which causes to the successful campaign of PAN in the 2024 Simultaneous Election.

Komunikasi dan Peranan Komisi Pemilihan Umum Kota Baubau dalam Meningkatkan Partisipasi Pemilih pada Pemilihan Umum Serentak Tahun 2024

This research aims to analyze the performance of the Baubau City General Election Commission (KPU) in carrying out its duties and authority by Law Number 7 of 2017 and KPU Regulation Number 9 of 2022. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative, supported by Lasswell's theory and Robert K. Merton's role theory. The research results show that the Baubau KPU has exceeded the national target in holding the 2024 Simultaneous Elections with a participation rate of 80.36%. In implementing voter outreach and education, the Baubau KPU ensures that communication runs clearly and effectively. The Baubau KPU carries out its role using various socialization methods such as face-to-face meetings in 43 sub-districts in collaboration with the Ad Hoc Agency and involving multiple parties such as the Regional Government, KesbangPol, Political Party Community Groups, NGOs, and Educational Institutions. Various superior programs run by KPU Baubau include seminars, workshops, discussions, and simulations that raise exciting topics related to elections held in multiple places, including KPU Goes to School, KPU Goes to Campus, KPU Goes to Islamic Boarding School, Election Carnival, Group Forum Discussion (FGD), Making a Video of 2024 Election Jingle Creation Exercises and Screening of the Film "Kejarlah Janji." The Baubau KPU also optimizes various mass media in the form of print and electronic media (online news) such as banners, brochures, pamphlets, posters, and social media on multiple platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and websites which aim to expand the dissemination of election-related information by upholding openness. And transparency of information to build public trust. In conclusion, the lack of human resources in managing social media and limitations in understanding technology and information has resulted in a need for updated information regarding elections on the YouTube platform and the Baubau KPU website. Keywords: Communication, Role of the Baubau City KPU, Simultaneous Elections in 2024

Election Fiqh Ethics: Efforts to Prevent Polarization and Its Impact on the 2024 Election

Polarization in the implementation of elections, especially in 2024, has a very dangerous impact which has the potential to create divisions between ethnicities, religions, races and between groups. One of the efforts to prevent this and minimize negative impacts is by creating norms from a fiqh perspective considering that the majority is 85 percent of the population. Indonesia is a Muslim society. This research aims to explain election ethics from a fiqh perspective to prevent and minimize polarization in the implementation of the 2024 election and its impacts. By using qualitative descriptive methods and a literature approach, researchers will collect and examine data from various written sources to look for election ethics from a jurisprudential perspective in preventing polarization in the 2024 simultaneous elections. Fiqh ethics in preventing polarization are divided into two, namely universal ethics and partial ethics. Universal ethics include arranging good motivation, not violating existing rules, maintaining human values, bringing benefits and rejecting damage and being fair. Meanwhile, the partial ethics are ta'aruf, tafahum, tasamuh, ta'awun, mujjadi and takaful.

Do (too many) elections depress participation? How the position, frequency and nature of domestic ballots affect turnout in European Parliament elections

In Europe, the multiplication of elections makes the election calendar a decisive issue given the decreasing participatory trend. Turnout is expected to be higher in simultaneous elections, while it lessens if several elections are held over a short period. The saliency of the preceding ballot may also affect participation in the next one. In this article, we argue that these temporal effects are crucial for European Parliament elections due to their second-order nature. We analyse how the position, frequency and nature of domestic ballots affect European Parliament elections turnout since 1979. Our results indicate that the participation level is less affected by the timing of elections than by their overall frequency. The type of preceding election also matters, although not the second-order nature per se.

ANALISIS PENGELOLAAN LOGISTIK PEMILU 2024 KPU PROVINSI JAWA TIMUR

Indonesia is a democratic country that uses an electoral system for every change of president. High quality general elections are very important to realize people's sovereignty in a democratic state government based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. To hold democratic elections, professional election organizers are needed who have integrity, capacity and accountability. The General Election Commission is an example. In this research, the author uses a descriptive approach as a qualitative research method. Qualitative research is a type of research that describes and analyzes events, phenomena, social activities, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and thoughts of individuals and groups. Data was collected from interviews with three informants from the General Election Commission, which is responsible for logistics management for the 2024 election. As shown by the distribution of logistics for the 2024 election, the results show that the East Java Province General Election Commission manages state property well, including logistics election. However, several improvements and strengthening are needed in the human resources sector as well as warehouse and other logistics infrastructure so that the upcoming General Election can take place optimally and according to planning. Our common goal is successful simultaneous elections in 2024 with transparent financial administration and accountability. Keywords: Management; Elections; KPU

Pendidikan Politik Masyarakat Bagi Pemilih Menjelang Pemilu Serentak di Desa Bentangan Wonosari Klaten Tahun 2024

This community service aims to provide insight into knowledge to the community, especially to novice voters about political education ahead of the 2024 simultaneous election Democracy party. The target of the service is the novice voters and the people of the stretch village. Activities in the political education seminar with the theme of community Political Education for voters ahead of the simultaneous election in the village of Bentangan Wonosari Klaten in 2024 were held on Sunday 04 February 2024 at The Village Hall of Bentangan.The results of the service activities provide an overview that: political education seminars can increase the knowledge and insight of novice voters for simultaneous elections on February 14, 2024; The public is aware of the importance of the people's decommissioning party on February 14, but the public also does not all understand the candidates from the DPR RI, provincial DPRD, District DPRD and DPD; the need for innovation in the form of political education so as not to be judged by the campaign.

INDONESIA'S SIMULTANEOUS ELECTORAL SYSTEM UNDER HUMAN RIHTS AND DEMOCRACY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The 2024 simultaneous elections mark a significant milestone as they combine the selection of the President, Vice President, Legislative Members, and Regional Heads for enhanced effectiveness and efficiency. However, this innovative approach also presents a host of challenges. This article employs a normative legal research methodology, utilizing both statutory and conceptual frameworks. Data collection involved a comprehensive literature review of relevant laws and regulations pertaining to elections. The findings of this study reveal that the democratic process of simultaneous elections is far from flawless. Instances of power abuse by the DPR and prevalent money politics practices continue to persist. Such misconduct occurs among participants, organizers, and voters, ultimately undermining the intended goals of enhancing democracy and upholding human rights values through the implementation of simultaneous elections.

PEMAKNAAN REZIM PEMILU PASCA PUTUSAN MK NOMOR 55/PUUXVII/2019

The legal basis for transferring regional head election dispute resolution is regulated in article 236C of Law no. 12 of 2008 concerning amendments to Law no. 32 of 2004 concerning Regional Government. This is based on the transfer of election status from the Regional Government regime to the Election Regime. The change in status from Pilkada to Election regime has implications for the transfer of authority in resolving disputes from the Supreme Court to the MK. As regulated in article 1 point 4 of Law no. 22 of 2007 concerning General Election Organizers which states that the Election of Regional Heads and Deputy Regional Heads is an election to elect regional heads and deputy regional heads directly in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. From this statement there is an important question regarding the alleged norm dispute between Law no. 22 of 2007 concerning Election Organizers with the 1945 Constitution, because article 22E paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution states that General Elections are held to elect members of the People's Representative Council, Regional Representative Council, President and Vice President, and Regional People's Representative Council. So from these two articles it can be seen that there is an indication of inconsistency in the law makers regarding election terminology as regulated in the 1945 Constitution. In the Constitutional Court decision no. 55/PUU-XVII/2019, the Constitutional Court presented a number of other examples of new simultaneous elections which include regional elections in the simultaneous flow. In the Constitutional Court decision no. 55/PUUXVII/2019 was not included in the election regime because it can be seen from the Constitutional Court Decision No. 48/PUU-XVII/2019 and Constitutional Court Decision No. 55/PUU-XVII/2019 where the Constitutional Court did not respond to the theory of regime segregation initiated by the Constitutional Court in Constitutional Court Decision No. 97/PUU-XI/2013. In Constitutional Court Decision No. 55/PUU-XVII/2019 does not want to be trapped in using the regime separation line of thinking again and instead provides a new idea, namely the simultaneity of elections, namely National Elections and Local Elections (which include Regional Elections).