Indonesian Citizens In Washington DC Vote Tomorrow, Counting The Voice On February 14

KPPSLN officers entered ballots received via post into the postal ballot box. As of February 7, 2024, 258 ballots have been received back by PPLN Washington DC. (ANTARA/HO-PPLN Washington DC)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Washington DC Election Committee (PPLN) Andang Purnama said Indonesian citizens who support different presidential and vice presidential candidates remain in harmony ahead of the 2024 General Election.

"The harmony is still there now, and the election does not divide between friends, as happened in (election) 2019," said Andang as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 9.

According to Andang, the competition for support for presidential and vice-presidential candidates is not too sharp so that PPLN does not issue a special announcement regarding this matter.

He further said Indonesian citizens in Washington DC could not arbitrarily conduct parades or put up campaign banners or attributes. They can only install campaign attributes at their respective secretariats or, for example, during the socialization of certain presidential candidates inside the building they rented, said Andang.

PPLN Washington DC will hold the 2024 General Election on February 10 and the vote count on February 14 at the Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC.

The number of voters registered in the Permanent Voter List (DPT) as of June 2023 was recorded at 1,700 people in three working areas --Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.

A total of 1,227 voters (491 men, 736 women) will vote at TPS and 473 other voters (168 men, 305 women) cast their voices through the post.