Come On, Arek-arek Suroboyo Come To The TPS, The City Remains Safe

SURABAYA - Residents of the city of Surabaya, East Java should not waste the opportunity to determine a new Surabaya mayor and vice mayor. The KPU encourages voters to come to the polling stations (TPS) to use their voting rights.

KPU Commissioner for Surabaya City, Division of Socialization, Voter Education and Community Participation, Subairi, said that residents can vote in the Surabaya regional election at TPS from 07.00-13.00 WIB. Surabaya residents are invited to use their voting rights according to their choice.

"Come on, arek-arek Suroboyo, let's come to the polling station using the right to vote. Let's keep our city safe, conducive," said Subairi, Tuesday, December 8.

Do not forget to remind voters to apply health protocols when they are at TPS. Residents are asked not to crowd to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

"Every TPS, of course, we apply 3M (wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining distance)," added Subairi.

There are 2,089,027 people who are included in the final voter list (DPT) Pilkada Surabaya. Surabaya residents will use their voting rights in 5,182 polling stations spread over 31 sub-districts throughout Surabaya.

Of the total number of DPT, 1,016,395 voters were male and 1,072,632 female voters.

"Later, each TPS will be guarded by seven KPPS officers, and two TPS order officers. Not to mention officers from the TNI and Polri," said Subairi.

The 2020 Surabaya Pilkada was attended by two pairs of candidates for the mayor and deputy mayor of Surabaya. Candidate candidate pair number 1, Eri Cahyadi-Armudji, was supported by the PDI-P and supported by the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI).

Meanwhile, candidate pair number 2 Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman was carried by 8 coalition parties namely PKS, PPP, PKB, Golkar, Nasdem, Democrat, PAN and Gerindra.

The KPU of Surabaya City confirmed that COVID-19 sufferers who are in isolation independently or are being treated in hospital, can still use their voting rights on the voting day of December 9 Pilkada Surabaya.

KPU Commissioner for Surabaya City, Technical Implementation Division, Soeprayitno, said that there are special officers who will visit residents who are undergoing isolation in certain locations or being treated in hospitals.

"Later there will be officers who pick up the ball from the nearest voting committee. So that voters who are isolated or positive for COVID-19 can still vote," said Suprayitno.

Meanwhile, for COVID-19 patients who are hospitalized, the PPS closest to the hospital has coordinated the number of voters for Covid-19 and non-COVID-19 patients to provide ball pick-up services.

The condition is that patients in the hospital, including the family guarding, must have processed the A5 form or the select transfer form to facilitate voting administration.

"Through this formulation, we want to guarantee the political right to vote in the Surabaya Pilkada even though we have the status of a Covid-19 patient, we can still vote," said Suprayitno.