KPU Urges Residents Not To Vacation Before Voting To TPS February 14

Illustration of the 2024 General Election. (Between-M Iqbal)

The Riau Islands Province General Election Commission (KPU) appealed to the public not to take a vacation first before voting for the 2024 General Election on February 14.

"Especially for those who celebrate the Chinese New Year holiday, they are advised to use the right to vote first, then they can take a vacation," said the Head of the Riau Islands KPU, Indrawan Susilo Prabowoadi in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Monday, January 29, as reported by Antara.

According to him, the Riau Islands KPU continues to coordinate intensively with various community organizations and local community leaders to jointly urge the public not to travel outside the city let alone abroad before choosing to go to the TPS.

In addition, his party also mobilized a group of voting organizers (KPPS) to invite the public to come to the polling station, when delivering an invitation letter to choose from residents' homes before the D day.

He said this was an anticipatory step so that voter participation in the Riau Islands in the 2024 General Election remained high, with a target of 83 percent.

"The target for voter participation this year is still the same as the 2019 General Election, around 83 percent," said Indrawan.

Separately, the Governor of Riau Islands, Ansar Ahmad also appealed to his citizens to exercise voting rights in the 2024 General Election, because one public vote will determine the fate of the Indonesian nation, especially the Riau Islands in the next few years.

He also invited the public to choose a candidate for leader, both legislative and executive candidates who have a vision and mission to prosper the community and advance the region/ nation.

"Do not let it not choose or abstain, because using the right to vote is one of the obligations of Indonesian citizens," said Ansar.

For information, based on the decision of the Kepri KPU's open plenary meeting, the number of permanent voters (DPT) in the 2024 election was 1,500,974 people.

With details, 753,535 male voters and 747,439 female voters. The voters are spread across 5,914 polling stations, which are in 419 villages/kelurahan, and 80 sub-districts from seven districts/cities throughout the Riau Islands Province.