Asked For Solutions To Attract Individual Paslons, KPU: Requirements For Support For Pilkada Candidates Regulated By Law

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JAKARTA - Member of the Indonesian KPU Betty Epsiloon Idroos said the requirements for support for candidate pairs (paslon) for individual regional heads in the 2024 Pilkada are regulated in Article 41 of Law Number 10 of 2016.

Betty made this point when responding to media crew questions regarding the KPU's solution to attract individual candidate pairs in the 2024 Pilkada.

"If the requirements for candidate support are in the law (UU). It is limited by law related to regional elections, there is a percentage and there is no change," said Betty at the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 29, as reported by Antara.

He then gave an example of the candidate pair of regional heads for individual channels in the election of the Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta requiring at least about 7.5 percent support. Although considered difficult, the KPU cannot change these requirements as long as it does not revise the law.

"The KPU is the executor of the law. If the law wants to be changed, perhaps to the legislators," he explained.

According to Betty, the regulation has been in place since 2016 and is used for the 2017 to 2020 Pilkada. Therefore, he feels that candidate pairs for individual regional heads are required to collect electronic ID cards and other supporting documents.

"So, it remains the basis for the KPU in making restrictions on all prospective candidates when they want to move forward from the path of individual candidates," he concluded.

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.