KPU Says Number Of KPPS Officers Died Not A Total Of 2019 Elections

Illustration. Officers from the polling group (KPPS) counted votes at the 2024 General Election TPS. (Between-Rio Feisal

The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia said that the officers of the polling group (KPPS) who died in the 2024 General Election were not as many as the 2019 General Election.

"There are not many numbers (such as the 2019 election)," said Member of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) Idham Holik at the Indonesian KPU Office, Jakarta, Thursday, February 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

The KPU is still recording the number of officers who died while carrying out their duties. In addition, the KPU must also be able to see the difference in the time of the death of the KPPS member.

"If we talk about the adhoc body that died, especially the KPPS, we have to differentiate it. The first is the collection, before the collection. Then the second is the H day, the voting day. The third is after the vote," he said.

According to him, the KPU has proposed that the vote count be carried out with two panels, namely the panel counting the presidential and vice president's ballots as well as the DPD, as well as other panels calculating the DPR and DPRD ballots.

"We have designed two panel of vote calculations at the TPS. According to our study, which has simulated in Tangerang City, Bogor City, Palembang, Kutai Kartanegara. There is time efficiency," said Idham.

Nevertheless, Idham revealed that during a consultation meeting, the legislators still saw only one panel. This is as implemented on February 14, 2024, exactly the same as the 2019 General Election.

Meanwhile, Idham assessed that the heavy workload for kpps due to vote counting had to be completed at Tps. Therefore, the KPU once proposed two vote count panels.

"If the ballot has not been completed, it will be calculated on voting day. Then it can be expanded 12 hours after the vote. Because the ballot counting process cannot stop. It must be completed but it must be completed," he concluded.