Can Go Independently, But Must Have 29,329 Supporters Become Candidates For Kulon Progo Regent

Chairman of KPU Kulon Progo Budi Priyana. BETWEEN/Sutarmi.

The KULON PROGO-General Election Commission (KPU) of Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, has set a minimum requirement for support for prospective pairs of candidates from individual or independent elements in the Kulon Progo regional head election (pilkada) in November 2024 as many as 29,329 people.

Chairman of the Kulon Progo KPU Budi Priyana in Kulon Progo, Friday, said the number of permanent voters (DPT) of Kulon Progo was 345,038 voters, bringing the minimum number of voters to 29,329.

"Individual candidates can register as candidates for regent and deputy regent candidates in the 2024 Kulon Progo regional head election if they meet the minimum requirements of 29,329 voters, the distribution of at least seven out of 12 kalinewons in this region," said Budi Priyana.

He said the provisions were based on the Kulon Progo KPU Decree Number 343 of 2024 concerning the minimum requirements and the distribution of support for individual candidates in the election of the regent and deputy regent of Kulon Progo 2024.

He explained that the support for individual candidates must be spread by more than 50 percent of the number of whenewons in Kulon Progo. In addition, in the statement of support for individual candidates, telephone and email data must be included in the form model downloaded on the KPU Website to facilitate factual verification using information technology.

"In the event that the candidate pair has collected support using the previous format, the phone number and teleconference email can be listed in an empty section," he said.

Budi said the supporting identity listed in the individual form model can be inputted on the excel table to facilitate filling in support in the KPU nomination application (Silon) system.

"Model B-1 KWK perseorangan, model pernyataan identitas pendukung dan template excel penginputan data pendukung dapat diperoleh melalui Website https://bit.Iy/FormDukungan PerseoranganKada," ujarnya.

Budi also emphasized that for prospective candidates for regent and deputy regent candidates who are members of the central and regional KPU or Bawaslu, they must stop as members of the election organizers before the formation of the sub-district election committee (PPK) and the voting committee (PPS).

"For further information, we can contact the Kulon Progo Regency KPU or face-to-face at the Kulon Progo KPU Office which has opened a nomination helpdesk service every day during working hours," he said.

He said that based on the schedule, the stages of fulfilling the requirements for support for individual candidates will start from May 5 to August 19, 2024. Meanwhile, the registration stage for prospective regents and deputy regents will start from August 27-29, 2024.

"Registration of candidates for regent and deputy regent who are promoted by political parties is still August," he said.

Prior to the registration of prospective regents and deputy regents, said Budi, political parties (political parties) carrying out candidates for regional heads could conduct consultations related to the pilkada stage.

"KPU Kulon Progo has opened the consultation service. But so far no (candidates) have come to conduct consultations," said Budi.