The KPU Urges The Election Of 2024 To Take Care Of The Identity And NIK Of The Voters

Illustration of the 2019 election vote at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on April 14, 2019. (ANTARA).

The Riau Islands Province General Election Commission (KPU) reminded the voter data updating committee (panderlih) to maintain the confidentiality of voter data.

KPU Riau Islands member Arison said all election organizers, including members of the pandalih, had an obligation to protect voter data.

Prantarlih, he continued, is prohibited from providing or disseminating the identity of voters, especially the population identification number (NIK) to other parties.

"Protection of voter data aims not to be misused by certain parties," he said in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Thursday, February 16, was confiscated by Antara.

Even district and city KPU officials do not have the obligation to distribute voter data to district and city Bawaslu, unless the request for data is carried out according to formal procedures.

"I have warned the regency and city KPU ranks to protect voter data to prevent unwanted things," he continued.

Giving voter data can only be done by the Riau Islands KPU and the district and city KPU according to the procedure so that it can be accounted for.

Arison revealed that the government protects the personal data of all citizens, including for the benefit of elections and regional elections. The leak of personal data, which is used for crimes that violate Law Number 27 of 2022 concerning Personal Data Protection.

"We hope that no single voter personal data will be provided to other parties without procedures," he asserted.

Chairman of the Riau Islands Bawaslu Said Abdullah Dahulawi also reminded his staff to reach the village level to protect voter data. Protection of personal data for election and regional elections is an obligation that must be carried out.

"We have also made various efforts so that the voter data pocketed by the Riau Islands KPU is not leaked, and is misused by certain parties," he said.