Makassar City KPU Finds 467 Unqualified Voters

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MAKASSAR - The General Election Commission (KPU) of Makassar City announced that as many as 467 voters were declared ineligible (TMS) to channel their voting rights in the 2024 Simultaneous General Elections (Pemilu) because they died or became members of the TNI and Polri. Those who qualify become members of the TNI and Polri, so they automatically cannot channel their voting rights later in the 2024 General Election and Regional Head Elections," said Makassar City KPU Commissioner Endang Sari in Makassar, Wednesday, March 2. Continuous Voters (DPB) for the February 2022 period in accordance with KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 11 of 2018 concerning the Preparation of Domestic Voter Lists in the Implementation of General Elections. Pay attention to population data in accordance with statutory provisions. KPU Makassar City holding a plenary meeting related to updating the 2022 Continuous Voter List (DPB) based on the provisions of PKPU Number 6 of 2021 concerning Continuous Voter Data Updating.

In the data update, there are 466,422 female and 436,937 male voters, bringing the total number of voters to 903,359. Endang said the number of voters was spread over 153 urban villages and 15 sub-districts in Makassar City. Civil Registration (Disdukcapil), including the Environmental Service of the Makassar City Cemetery Technical Implementation Unit. Previously, during the 2020 Makassar City Regional Head Election (Pilkada), a total of 901,915 DPTs were recorded. The voter list continued to change every month, both increasing and decreasing. reduction, he said. In February 2020, there were 25 new voter data, consisting of eight women and 17 men. He also said that since May 2021, the Makassar City KPU had never received data synchronization information from the Makassar City Disdukcapil. letter to synchronize data three times, but until now there has been no response from the relevant agencies. We really hope to be able to coordinate intensely with relevant stakeholders, because the number of DPT set by the KPU in accordance with Law Number 7 of 2017, is the basis for determining the number of legislative seats city level," he said.