KPU Calls Pantarlih Recruitment After PPK And PPS Formation

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The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia explained that the recruitment of voter data updating officers (Panterih) will be carried out after the District Election Committee (PPK) and the Voting Committee (PPS) are formed.

"If there is (Panterih), it will be followed by updating voter data activities," said Chairman of the Indonesian KPU Hasyim Asy'ari at the Indonesian KPU Office, Jakarta, Monday.

Meanwhile, Hasyim explained that on May 6-7, 2024, a written test was being carried out for the 2024 simultaneous regional head election PPK selection. As for PPS, he said, registration is being carried out until May 8, 2024.

In addition, he said that PPK and PPS would later assist the two provincial and KPU tasks of the Regency/City KPU during the simultaneous 2024 Pilkada period.

"It will help the two taskes of the Provincial KPU and Regency/City KPU in updating voter data, and for factual verification of support, if there are prospective individual candidates who register as regional head candidates at the Provincial KPU or at the Regency/City KPU," he said.

The following is the schedule for the 2024 Pilkada:

1. On 27 February 16 November 2024: Notification and registration of election monitoring;

2. On April 24 May 31, 2024: Submission of a list of potential voters;

3. On May 5, August 19, 2024: Fulfillment of the requirements for support for individual candidate pairs;

4. On May 31, September 23, 2024: Updating and drafting of the voter list;

5. On August 24, 2024: Announcement of registration of candidate pairs;

6. On 27'29 August 2024: Candidate registration;

7. On 27 August 21 September 2024: Research on candidate requirements;

8. On September 22, 2024: Determination of candidate pairs;

9. On September 25, November 23, 2024: Campaign implementation;

10. On 27 November 2024: Implementation of voting; and

11. On 27 November December 16, 2024: Counting of votes and recapitulation of vote count results.