Bawaslu Highlights Etika Pantarlih When Matching Voter Data In Riau Islands, Including RT Coordination Obligations

Illustration of the 2024 General Election. (Between)

KEPRI - Bawaslu asked voter data updating officers (Pantarlih) who made matches and research (collit) of voter data for the 2024 General Election to coordinate with the head of the local RT.

"Coordination with the head of the RT is one of the obligations that must be done alternately when matching and researching voter data in residents' homes. This is solely to prevent negative things that have the potential to occur in the field," said Member of the Riau Islands Bawaslu Zulhadril Putra in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Thursday, February 23, was confiscated by Antara.

Regarding this issue, he said, kelurahan and village supervisors (PKD) would give verbal warnings so as not to repeat the same mistake again.

On the first occasion, the PKD and the Voting Committee (PPS) also gave an explanation to the Head of the RT regarding the activities carried out by the students so that they received support from the Head of the RT.

In addition to these problems, he continued, almost every day a number of people are found who do not introduce themselves and do not explain why they have to check ID cards belonging to residents related to the process of updating voter data.

The attitude of these individuals, even though they use attributes and identification cards, is still considered unethical by residents.

"Against these findings, PKD also verbally reprimanded pandarih so as not to repeat it again. The most basic ethical in matching and research is to introduce yourself," he said.

Aril, as he is familiarly called, said that he had difficulty meeting residents during working hours. Finally, pandrih works until the evening in order to meet the residents.

"Pandarih carried out his duties until March 14, 2023," he said.

Previously, KPU member Kepri Parlindungan Sihombing asked residents not to serve panderalih members who were not equipped with identity cards.

Residents have no obligation to serve people who claim to be members of the training but do not show their identity cards.

Residents also have the right to see the ID cards of the selected members to confirm whether the photos on the alternating cards are the same as the ID cards.

All students are required to wear attributes in the form of hats, vests and identity cards when matching and examining voter data.

The number of students who were inaugurated a day ago reached 5,882 people, the same as polling stations (TPS). Each member is tasked with matching and researching voter data that is in one polling station.

"If residents are in doubt, they must convince residents by showing their identity cards and ID cards. This is solely so that the voter data collection process takes place properly, so that other parties do not take advantage of their duties to commit actions that harm the community," he said.