Bawaslu Recommends 8 TPS In Makassar City To Do PSU

The atmosphere of editing the 2024 Election vote data at the Makassar City Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) Office, South Sulawesi. (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) of Makassar City, South Sulawesi again reported the addition of re-voting (PSU) from the original two polling stations (TPS) to eight polling stations spread across four sub-districts due to alleged violations at the polling station.

"As of today, there are four sub-districts that we have received information from the Panwascam, namely Biringkanaya, Rappocini, Ujung Pandang and Tamalate. The four sub-districts have been confirmed by eight polling stations that will implement the PSU," said Makassar Bawaslu Member Erick David Andreas quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 20.

Eight TPS will implement the PSU for the presidential and vice presidential election (PPWP) and one TPS in Rappocini District for the PSU of the Regional Representative Council or DPD RI.

He detailed for Rappocini District three polling stations, respectively TPS 002 (PPWP) and Polling Station 036 (PPWP) in Minasa Upa Village, as well as Polling Station 020 (PPPWP+DPD) in Buakaka Village. Furthermore, one TPS in Biringkanyya District is TPS 021 (PPWP), Kaya Village.

Followed by two polling stations in Ujung Pandang District, namely TPS 004 (PPWP) New Village and Polling Station 002 (PPWP) Bulogading Village. In Tamalate District, there are two polling stations, namely TPS 028 (PPWP) Barombong Village, and TPS 031 (PPWP) Pa'baeng Village.

"Everything is the same case (PPWP), DPD also uses an outside ID card, does not use a transfer of choice but uses another provincial ID card and is given the right to cast out his voice. In fact, it is prohibited based on a law order," he asserted.

The reason for recommending PSU to the TPS, he said, was because there were people who did not have the right to vote at the local polling station and then channeled their voting rights not in its place.

"Another factor is the lack of accuracy from KPPS personnel (the voting organization group) so that they do not pay attention to the requirements that are the right to channel their voting rights," said the Makassar Bawaslu Legal Affairs Coordinator.

The existence of the alleged violation, said Erick, was purely the result of monitoring and supervision in the field. The entire report form of the results of the supervision made by each TPS supervisor was then the result of a study.

"So we together with the Panwascam and the TPS Supervisor made recommendations for the re-voting. For the supervision later, I think the supervision is like during yesterday's election, there will be no changes," he said.

When asked whether the implementation of the PSU would not interfere with the vote recapitulation process, Erick said that initially there was a debate related to the TPS recommended by the PSU, but after coordinating with the Makassar KPU, everything could run according to Law number 7 of 2017 and KPU Regulation number 25 of 2023.

"According to the law's order, a minimum of 10 days after the vote or February 15, 2024. This has entered the sixth day and there are still four days, but we will complete it today," he said.

Confirmed separately, Makassar KPU member Abdi Goncing said he did not know for sure whether there was a recommendation for the implementation of the PSU from Makassar Bawaslu. Although he has received information about this.

"I don't think we have received a letter from Bawaslu, please confirm Bawaslu. We are waiting for the Bawaslu letter, indeed yesterday there was information on the potential of the PSU," he said in response to reporters' questions in response to the PSU.