KPI: New Quick Count Results Can Be Released 2 Hours After Voting

Illustration of the 2024 Election (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A member of the Central KPI, Aliyah, reminded all broadcasting institutions to pay attention to the rules of play on the D day or on voting days and vote counting on February 14, 2024. One of the things he emphasized about the broadcast of the results of the new fast count or quick count may be broadcast at 15.00 WIB (West Indonesia Time) or 2 hours after the polling place (TPS) closes at 13.00 WIB. This is in accordance with Article 449 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections and Article 19 of KPU Regulation Number 9 of 2022 concerning Community Participation in General Elections. So after the last two hours of TPS in the West Indonesia region are closed, new quick count broadcasts may be broadcast. Before that or during voting and vote counting times, broadcasting institutions are prohibited from broadcasting fast count results from any survey institution,''' said Aliyah, Tuesday (13/2/2024). According to the Commissioner for Supervision of the Content of this Central KPI Broadcast, the announcement of the results is arranged so that the process of voting and also the ongoing vote counting is not disrupted. This rule is to ensure that the choice of the public is not affected and intimidated by the results of the verification that circulated during the voting process and during the counting of votes is ongoing. We must keep the atmosphere conducive, safe and calm,' added Aliyah. On this occasion, Aliyah conveyed that KPI (Central KPI and KPID) will carry out broadcast monitoring processes on the very day of H. The entire broadcast monitoring device at the Central KPI is in good condition.

"So, if we find a violation of this rule, we will take action as quickly as possible," he said. Supervision of the Broadcasting Program on Voting Day and Vote Counting is regulated in Article 10 of the KPI Regulation (PKPI) Number 4 of 2023 concerning Supervision of Reporting, Broadcasting, and Election Campaign Ads at Broadcasting Institutions is carried out to ensure that the Broadcast Program: 1. does not broadcast a poll on Candidates and/or Election Contestants, along the voting time range; 2. broadcasting an estimate that the election's quick counting results can only be carried out no later than 2 (two) hours after completing voting in the western part of Indonesia.

3. Listing or mentioning the results of quick count / quick count conducted by survey institutions is not the official result of Election Organizers; and / or 4. broadcasting quick count / quick count on the results of the election collection and vote count from survey institutions registered with the General Elections Commission.