Ganjar Urges DPR To Call KPU For Clarification Of Voice Letters Received By Indonesian Citizens In Taiwan

YOGYAKARTA - Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo advised Commission II of the DPR to immediately summon the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) to clarify the distribution of the 2024 election ballot to voters in Taipei, Taiwan.

"It is better for Commission II of the DPR to immediately summon the KPU for clarification," said Ganjar after meeting the Governor of Yogyakarta Sultan HB X at the Kepatihan Complex, Yogyakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 27.

According to Ganjar, the KPU has stated negligence regarding the distribution of the ballot.

"The chairman of the KPU has said that he is careless," he said.

Previously, KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari stated that the distribution of the 2024 election ballot to voters in Taipei, Taiwan violated the rules because it did not comply with the schedule set by KPU Regulation (PKPU).

Based on PKPU Number 25 of 2023, sending ballots to voters abroad through the postal method starts on January 2 to 11, 2024.

However, the Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) in Taipei apparently sent ballots to voters on December 18 and 25, 2023.

For this incident, according to Hasyim, the KPU has taken action, one of which is that the ballot that has been sent to voters in Taiwan is declared to be categorized as damaged and not taken into account.